Scandinavian Airlines was once again the world’s most punctual airline, this time for the month of April. SAS was the only major airline worldwide to achieve a punctuality higher than 90% last month, with the airline scoring 90.78%. For the past three years, SAS has also been named Europe’s most punctual airline.

“We are extremely proud to have a world-class punctuality, which we know is highly valued by the tens of thousands of customers we take care of every day. Our staff work very hard to ensure our operation is as smooth as possible, and combined with products such as Fast Track, the SAS Smart Pass and our easy-to-use check in facilities from home or your mobile, it provides an unbeatable overall experience for our customers,” says Rickard Gustafson, CEO, Scandinavian Airlines.

In April, 17,782 flights out of 19,701 arrived on time. SAS Group subsidiaries Widerøe and Blue1 were also amongst Europe’s best performers with 91.95% and 90.17%, respectively. Widerøe is featured in the Regional airlines category, whilst SAS is in the Major airlines category.

All data is provided by the independent source Flightstats. Flightstats track the performance of over 150,000 flights per day, archive the data for analysis and publication, and provide real time flight status to millions of travelers worldwide each day. For more information about Flightstats, please visit www.flightstats.com. SAS is included in the category Major airlines.