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Bengaluru airport is world’s most punctual airport: Cirium report

Bengaluru airport is ahead of Salt Lake City International Airport in the USA (87.04 per cent) and Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad (86.48 per cent) in the rankings.

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Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has ranked as the world’s most punctual airport for the past three consecutive months in the ‘On-Time Performance Monthly Report’ published by data analytics firm Cirium.

KIA maintained an on-time departure punctuality of 87.51 per cent in July, 89.66 per cent in August, and 88.51 per cent in September. According to the report, on-time departure ranking measures the percentage of flights that departed within 15 minutes of the scheduled time. Bengaluru airport is ahead of Salt Lake City International Airport in the USA (87.04 per cent) and Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad (86.48 per cent) in the rankings.

Cirium categorises airports based on factors like seat capacity, gate departure coverage of 80 per cent or higher, and flight volume. The categories include Large Airport (25-40 million passengers), Medium Airport (15-25 million passengers), and Small Airport (5-15 million passengers).

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The report tracked 89 per cent of flights amounting to a total of 18,913 flights (88 routes) to and from Bengaluru.

The Bengaluru airport also recorded an on-time arrival of 79.46 per cent (September). As for cancellations, the report showed that the highest number of cancellations took place in the Asia-Pacific region. A total of 32,515 flights were cancelled in September, up from 27,651 in August. The lowest number of cancellations was recorded in the Middle East and Africa region with 1,666 cancellations in September and 1,893 cancellations in August.

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