Singapore Airlines ranks 14th in Asian monthly carrier performance

Only 82.92% of its flights were on time in March relative to better-performing Japanese and regional airlines.

J-Air topped the monthly rankings with 91.58% on time flights, which are described as flights taking off with less than 15 minutes delay. Japan Air muter and Hokkaido International Airlines rounded up the top three, according to a new report from FlightStats.

Regional fleets like IndiGo Airlines (9th), Korean Airlines (11th) and Bangkok Airways (12th) beat out Singapore Airlines with better on time percentages and less late flights. In contrast, Singapore Airlines had 11.60% late flights and 2.59% very late flights.

Late flights are those that run between 14-29 minutes late while very late flights run between 30-44 minutes late. The sample was based on 6,986 Singaproe Airlines flights.