Global aviation analytics company Cirium cited Philippine Airlines (PAL) as the most punctual airline among Asia Pacific carriers in August 2025.
The Philippine flag-carrier scored an impressive 89.37 percent on-time performance (OTP) rating for the month, several points higher than the average 80.83 percent rating attained by the top ten Asia Pacific airlines throughout the same period.
Following the announcement, PAL senior vice-president for operations Roland Narciso issued a statement declaring: “We laud the efforts of our engineers, ground and flight teams for working towards on-time performance through operational efficiency. We remain steadfast in our commitment to further enhance on-time performance, a crucial factor for operational reliability, and customer satisfaction.”
The measure of punctuality
Cirium considers a flight as being on-time if the aircraft arrives at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled arrival time.
The arrival data is a standard reliability metric reflecting the desire of travelers to reach their destinations on time and the need for airlines to comply with assigned airport slot times.
The firm tracks the on-time performance of airlines and airports and produces punctuality reporting for global aviation.
This is the second time that PAL bagged the top spot in punctuality for this year, having hit the mark in April 2025.
