The management of Caribbean Airlines (CAL) believe that its employees are responsible for the airline’s improved performance in the On-Time Performance (OTP) category.
CAL has been ranked 34th in the world for OTP for May 2018 by the United Kingdom-based air travel intelligence company Official Aviation Guide (OAG).
According to a media release from Caribbean Airlines, these latest statistics provided by the OAG show a “marked improvement” in CAL’s OTP globally.
“Thanks to the unwavering commitment of the airline’s employees, who consistently go above and beyond to ensure that its customers arrive at their destinations safely and on time.”
The On-Time Performances of more than 150 airlines were used to determine the ranking.
According to the OAG’s monthly flight review, CAL’s On-Time Performance for May was 85.6 per cent, based on 2,693 flights operated by the airline.
This places CAL, in which the Jamaican Government has a 16 per cent stake, in the top ten percentile worldwide.
OAG’s definition of On-Time Performance is a flight that arrives in under 15 minutes of its scheduled arrival/departure time, of which cancellations are also included.
CAL operates more than 600 weekly flights to 20 destinations in the Caribbean and North and South America.
CAL’s media release said OAG leverages the world’s largest network of air travel data to provide accurate timely, actionable digital information and applications to the world’s airlines, airports, government agencies and travel-related service companies.