Haneda retains top spot for punctuality

Tokyo Haneda Airport remained the world’s top airport in terms of on-time performance in June 2012, according to the latest data from FlightStats. Last month 96.67% of flights from Haneda took off within 15 minutes of their scheduled departure time – well ahead of second place Charlotte airport in the US (86.12%) and Phoenix (83.77%). Sydney airport climbed to fi fth with an on time performance of 81.80%. Other Asia Pacifi c airports fared less well however. Bangkok’s runway repairs caused Suvarnabhumi airport’s punctuality to drop to just 71.03% in June 2012, while at Hong Kong only 69.38% of flights took off on time.

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