Saudia Group topped the list of the world's most punctual airlines in June 2025, according to a report issued by Cirium, the global platform specializing in analyzing the performance of airlines and airports.
The report showed that Saudia recorded an on-time arrival rate of 91.33% and an on-time departure rate of 90.69%, operating more than 16,700 flights during the month, according to a post on Saudia's LinkedIn account.
The report also indicated that flyadeal, one of the Saudia Group companies, topped airlines in the Middle East and Africa for on-time arrivals with a rate of 91.77%, operating more than 5,900 flights during the same period. These results are part of Saudia Group's efforts to support the targets of the National Aviation Strategy and enhance the Kingdom's position as a global logistics hub.
This is the second time in 2025 that Saudia has topped on-time departure and arrival performance, having previously achieved this last March, confirming its keenness to continue raising the quality of its operations and its operational efficiency. The significance of the operational excellence achieved by the company and flyadeal in June lies in the fact that it came at the peak of operations for the Hajj and summer seasons and the Eid al-Adha holiday.
Saudia Group Director General Eng. Ibrahim bin Abdulrahman Al-Omar explained that reaching advanced on-time performance rates and maintaining excellence in operational performance requires joint efforts from the group's various sectors and companies.
He added that this achievement reflects a direct contribution to implementing the targets of the National Aviation Strategy, especially given its direct link to enhancing customers' travel experience.
Contributing to Saudia Group's continued operational excellence is the competence of its Saudi staff, who help manage all flight operations efficiently, aware of the importance of time to travelers as one of the most prominent factors enhancing the travel experience, in addition to the latest digital systems enhanced with artificial intelligence technologies, which contribute to the optimal planning of the flight system, with predictive reports and notifications that make it possible to overcome many challenges and offer immediate solutions to improve operations.
With Saudia Group's ambitious plan to expand its fleet in the next few years by adding 188 aircraft to its current fleet of 187 aircraft, the Integrated Passenger Operations Center, located in the Saudia operations building at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, is ready to manage more flight operations thanks to its large capabilities, especially as it is the largest of its kind in the Middle East and performs its tasks within an integrated system with all of the group's sectors and companies.
To view the post on Saudia's LinkedIn account, click here.
