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If being punctual is on your New Year’s resolution list, then perhaps you can learn a lesson from some of Australia’s major airlines. Aviation analytics company Cirium has just published its 2025 performance review of the world’s most punctual airlines. While no Aussie operators made the global top ten, our two largest airlines were neck-and-neck on the Asia-Pacific leaderboard. Qantas or Virgin – who do you reckon came out on top?
After analysing more than 2.5 million flights in 2025, Philippine Airlines was awarded the title of the most on-time operator in the Asia-Pacific. 83.12 per cent of its flights landed as scheduled, putting it far above the top-ten average of 78.14 per cent – though still below the top-ten averages in Europe (83.32 per cent), Latin America (83.74 per cent), and the Middle East and Africa (84.86 per cent).
Narrowing in on Australia, Virgin re-entered the top ten to claim the title of the nation’s most punctual airline, with 76.54 per cent of flights arriving as planned. It narrowly edged out rival Qantas, which landed in ninth with 76.51 per cent of on-time arrivals. According to the aviation experts, “Both carriers appear to have benefited from adding new aircraft that have limited capacity growth but built greater network resilience.”
Globally, Aeromexico topped the charts as the most on-time airline of 2025, boasting a 90.02 per cent reliability rate. You can check out the global top ten report here, or scroll down to see the Asia-Pacific ranking.
The 10 most on-time airlines in the Asia-Pacific for 2025
- Philippine Airlines
- Air New Zealand
- ANA (All Nippon Airways)
- Singapore Airlines
- Japan Airlines
- IndiGo
- Cathay Pacific
- Virgin Australia
- Qantas
- Korean Air