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JACDEC AIRLINE SAFETY RANKING 2017 Indian Airlines Jet Airways & Air India occupy 38th & 40th Position in Safety Ranking

Based on 2016 values

 RANK AIRLINE CODECS COUNTRY INDEX ORDER
2016
 1  Cathay Pacific Airways CX, CPA Hong Kong  China,Hong-Kong 0,005
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 2  Air New Zealand NZ, ANZ New Zealand  New Zealand 0,007
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 3  Hainan Airlines HU, CHH China  China 0,009
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 4  Qatar Airways QR, QTR Qatar  Qatar 0,009
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 5  K L M KL, KLM Netherlands  Netherlands 0,011
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 6  EVA Air BR, EVA Taiwan  Taiwan 0,012
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 7  Emirates EK, UAE UAE  United Arab Emirates 0,013
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 8  Etihad Airways EY, ETD UAE  United Arab Emirates 0,014
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 9  QANTAS QF, QFA Australia  Australia 0,015
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10  Japan Airlines JL, JAL Japan  Japan 0,015
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11  All Nippon Airways NH, ANA Japan  Japan 0,016
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12  Lufthansa LH, DLH Germany  Germany 0,016
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 13  TAP Portugal TP, TAP Portugal  Portugal 0,017
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14  Virgin Atlantic Airways VS, VIR UK  United Kingdom 0,017
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15  Delta Air Lines DL, DAL USA  USA 0,018
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16  Air Canada AC, ACA Canada  Canada 0,020
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17  jetBlue Airways B6, JBU USA  USA 0,020
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18  Virgin Australia VA, VOZ Australia  Australia 0,020
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19  British Airways BA, BAW UK  United Kingdom 0,023
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20  Air Berlin AB, BER Germany  Germany 0,023
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21  WestJet Airlines WS, WJA Canada  Canada 0,023
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22  Sichuan Airlines 3U, CSC China  China 0,028
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23  Norwegian Air Shuttle DY, NAX Norway  Norway  0,032
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24  Shenzhen Airlines ZH, CSZ China  China 0,032
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25  Iberia IB, IBE Spain  Spain 0,034
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26  Jetstar Airways JQ, JST Australia  Australia 0,036
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27  Southwest Airlines WN, SWA USA  USA 0,037
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28  EasyJet U2, EZY UK  United Kingdom 0,037
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29  AirAsia AK, AXM Malaysia  Malaysia 0,043
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30  Thomson Airways BY, TOM UK  United Kingdom 0,047
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31  United Airlines UA, UAL USA  USA 0,051
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32  Singapore Airlines SQ, SIA Singapore  Singapore 0,051
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33  China Eastern Airlines MU, CES China  China 0,061
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34  Ryanair FR, RYR Ireland  Ireland 0,064
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35  Swiss LX, SWR Switzerland  Switzerland 0,064
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36  LATAM Chile LA, LAN Chile  Chile 0,095
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37  Aeroflot SU, AFL Russia  Russia 0,101
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38  Jet Airways 9W, JAI India  India 0,109
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39  Alitalia AZ, AZA Italy  Italy 0,113
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40  Air India AI, AIC India  India 0,115
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41  Air China CA, CCA China  China 0,121
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42  Air France AF, AFR France  France 0,127
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43  Aeromexico AM, AMX Mexico  Mexico 0,127
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44  Alaska Airlines AS, ASA USA  USA 0,143
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45  American Airlines AA, AAL USA  USA 0,146
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46  China Southern Airlines CZ, CSN China  China 0,171
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47  Asiana Airlines OZ, AAR South Korea  South Korea 0,215
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48  Thai Airways Intl TG, THA Thailand  Thailand 0,224
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49  SAS Scandinavian Airlines SK, SAS Sweden  (Multinational) 0,267
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50  Turkish Airlines TK, THY Turkey  Turkey 0,316
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51  Korean Air KE,KAL South Korea  South Korea 0,349
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52  Xiamen Airlines MF, CXA China  China 0,439
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53  GOL Transportes Aér. G3, GLO Brazil  Brazil 0,472
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54  Saudia SV, SVA Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 0,507
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55  LATAM Brazil JJ, TAM Brazil  Brazil 0,575
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56  Malaysia Airlines MH, MAS Malaysia  Malaysia  0,668
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57  Lion Air JT, LNI Indonesia  Indonesia 0,764
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58  Garuda Indonesia GA, GIA Indonesia  Indonesia 0,770
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59  Avianca Colombia AV, AVA colombia  Colombia 0,914
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60  China Airlines CI, CAL Taiwan  Taiwan 0,977
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Top Airlines on the basis of On Time Performance (OTP) 2018 Category Mega Carriers :OAG Indigo Ranked 6th Worldwide

Indigo is ranked 6th under category Among the world’s largest airlines, the LATAM Airlines Group has achieved the highest OTP with 85.60% of flights reported as on-time. The airline takes first place, up from its ranking of 8th place in the previous Punctuality League. US LCC Southwest has moved ahead of its mainline US rivals United Airlines and American Airlines with OTP of 78.20%. Each of the three major Chinese carriers has seen a positive improvement in OTP after a collective focus by the Chinese Civil Aviation Authority (CAAC) on improving OTP: China Southern has moved from 64.19% to 71.52%; China Eastern has moved from 61.80% to 70.62%; and, Air China has improved from 60.14% to 68.84%. In contrast, both SAS and Lufthansa have seen a drop in OTP and corresponding falls in their ranking

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Top Airlines on the basis of On Time Performance (OTP) 2018 Category LLC :OAG Indigo Ranked 7th & Air Asia Ranked 12th Worldwide

Azul tops the list of Top 20 LCCs with OTP of 85.21%, up from its ranking of fifth place last year. Jetstar Asia retains second place with OTP of 84.13%. Transavia and Norwegian are the only European LCCs in the Top 20 as Vueling, easyJet and Eurowings all drop to positions outside the Top 20. As a consequence Solaseed, Mango, Flynas and Air Busan all enter the Top 20 LCCs having made the qualifying criteria this year. Solaseed has achieved an impressive OTP with 82.90% of flights arriving on time.

Indigo Ranked at 7th place with OTP of 81.70% & Air Asia India ranked 12th with OTP of 79.03% in the list of Top 20 LCCs.

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Top Airports on the basis of On Time Performance (OTP) 2018 Category Small :OAG Bhubaneswar Airport ranked 20th Worldwide

Small Airports departing 2.5-5 Million seats per annum. Among the Top 20 Small Airports 84.0% of arriving and departing flights were operated within 15 minutes of their scheduled arrival and departure times in 2018. The data coverage for these airports was 92.9%.

Congratulations to Minsk Airport, a new entrant in the Punctuality League, for achieving the top spot among small airports with an impressive OTP of 92.35%. Brazil’s small airports have performed particularly well with Curitiba ranked 4th (up from 14th last year), Fortaleza ranked 8th (up from 24th) and Salvador ranked 13th (up from 27th). Also Bhubaneswar to be ranked 20th with a OTP of 81.64%.

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Top Airports on the basis of On Time Performance (OTP) 2018 Category Large:OAG Hyderabad & Bengaluru Airport ranked 13th & 16th Respectively.

Large Airports departing 10-20 Million seats per annum.

The Top 20 airports in the Large Airport category on average ensured that 81.9% of arriving and departing flights operated within 15 minutes of their scheduled arrival and departure times in 2018. The average data coverage for these airports was 92.7%.

With OTP close to that achieved last year, Osaka holds on to the top spot in the rankings for large airports.

There are two new entrants to the Punctuality League among the Top 20 – Honolulu and Fukuoka, with Honolulu moving straight into 2nd place with an OTP of 87.67%.

Brasilia moves to 3rd place, up from 4th last year, while Salt Lake City is in 4th place this year, down from 2nd place last year.

While Chennai drops out, another Indian airport – Bengaluru – has made it into the Top 20 at 16th place and Hyderabad kept itself on 13th place with a OTP of 80.27%.

Calgary and Riyadh also move into the Top 20 having been ranked outside it last year.

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Top Airports on the basis of On Time Performance (OTP) 2018 Category Mega:OAG Delhi Airport ranked 13th

Mega Airports departing 30 Million + seats per annum.

Average on-time performance in 2018 among the world’s biggest airports is 77.1%, meaning this percentage of arriving and departing flights operated within 15 minutes of their scheduled arrival and departure times. Average data coverage for these 20 airports was 94.3%.

Seven of the Top 20 airports in this category are in North America, with a further six in Asia Pacific. Six of Europe’s biggest airports also make it into the Top 20 in this category

Although OTP at Tokyo Haneda & Delhi has fallen slightly, the airports retains there place at the top of the mega airport rankings.

While Atlanta, Singapore Changi and Los Angeles move up the table, ranked 2nd, 3rd and 5th respectively, Madrid, London Heathrow and Frankfurt have all moved down.

Munich Airport is a new entrant to this ranking, having qualified for the Mega Airports category for the first time, while Paris Charles de Gaulle and Dubai have dropped out of the table altogether.

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Top 15 Airports in World Ranked by Aircraft Departures, Passengers and Volume of Freight in October 2018 YoY basis: ICAO

In terms of aircraft departures, the Top 15 airports reported a growth of +2.9% YoY. All the Top 15 airports posted YoY increases. Chicago retained the 1st position with a growth of +5.4%, followed by Atlanta (+1.5%). The strongest growth in operations was recorded by Denver at +7.9% and Frankfurt at +6.3%. New Delhi Airport ranked at 14th place with a YoY increase of 4.2%.

In terms of passengers, the Top 15 airports reported a growth of +3.1% YoY. All the Top 15 airports posted YoY increases, except for Tokyo with a decline of -3.7%. Two Chinese airports, Guangzhou and Beijing, topped the list in terms of YoY increases at +6.3% and +6.0%, respectively. Atlanta remained at 1st with a growth of +1.2%, followed by Beijing. New Delhi Airport ranked at 15th place with a YoY increase of 4.2%.

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