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- A report by OAG ranked the most punctual airlines of 2019 in terms of on-time performance.
- Asia-Pacific airlines ranked among the most on-time.
- Only one airline in the US made the top 10 while none of the US's big three carriers make the cut
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Flight delays and cancellations are the banes of every travelers' existence with a countless number of factors affecting on-time performance. Everything from a mechanical issue to the weather can determine whether a flight departs on or close to its schedule.
The metric is a valuable determining factor of an airline's dependability as a flight delay could possibly jeopardize an entire trip. Some regulatory bodies, including the European Union, even require airlines to compensate passengers in the event of an extended controllable delay.
Each year, OAG ranks the top 250 airlines and reveals which ones were the most punctual. The organization compiled the date from over 50 million flights operating around the world for the entirety of 2019.
Here are the top airlines that did it right in 2019 and got passengers to their destinations on-time the most.