RP carriers post improved on-time performance
09/09/2008 | 06:19 PM
MANILA, Philippines - The country’s leading airlines reported improved on-time performance amid efforts to boost efficiency and cut operating costs.
Gokongwei-led Cebu Pacific said it has reached an 86.5 percent on-time performance since it moved its operations to Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last month. It may be recalled that Cebu Pacific suffered delays when it moved its flights to the new terminal.
“We have fully settled-in at NAIA-3. Our airport team has adjusted to the new facility and we continue to look for ways to further improve our on time performance and benefit from the efficiencies of operating domestic and international flights under one roof," said Cebu Pacific vice president Candice Iyog.
Philippine Airlines (PAL), owned by tobacco magnate Lucio Tan, said 95.7 percent of its flights from NAIA Terminal 2 are on time from August to early September.
PAL Chief Finance Officer Andrew Hwang earlier said the airline is operating under improved punctuality as delays cost the company “hundreds of millions of dollars."
A flight is considered “on time" if it flies within 15 minutes of its scheduled departure.
Local airlines’ punctuality figures are higher than the average on-time performance of European and North American carriers.
According to the Association of European Airlines, the average on-time performance of European carriers is 77.6 percent in the first quarter. North American carriers, on the other hand, registered a 75.7 percent on time performance for July alone. - GMANews.TV
Gokongwei-led Cebu Pacific said it has reached an 86.5 percent on-time performance since it moved its operations to Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last month. It may be recalled that Cebu Pacific suffered delays when it moved its flights to the new terminal.
“We have fully settled-in at NAIA-3. Our airport team has adjusted to the new facility and we continue to look for ways to further improve our on time performance and benefit from the efficiencies of operating domestic and international flights under one roof," said Cebu Pacific vice president Candice Iyog.
Philippine Airlines (PAL), owned by tobacco magnate Lucio Tan, said 95.7 percent of its flights from NAIA Terminal 2 are on time from August to early September.
PAL Chief Finance Officer Andrew Hwang earlier said the airline is operating under improved punctuality as delays cost the company “hundreds of millions of dollars."
A flight is considered “on time" if it flies within 15 minutes of its scheduled departure.
Local airlines’ punctuality figures are higher than the average on-time performance of European and North American carriers.
According to the Association of European Airlines, the average on-time performance of European carriers is 77.6 percent in the first quarter. North American carriers, on the other hand, registered a 75.7 percent on time performance for July alone. - GMANews.TV
