Nine airports in the Philippines earned On-Time Performance star ratings in the latest reports released by the Official Aviation Guide, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines announced on Friday.
The OTP star ratings were given to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Clark International Airport in Pampanga, Mactan – Cebu International Airport, and provincial airports in Iloilo, Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro City, Davao, Tacloban (Leyte) and Puerto Princesa in Palawan.
CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio said the OAG, an air travel intelligence company based in the United Kingdom, provides digital information and applications to the world’s airlines, airports, government agencies, and travel-related service companies.
OAG is best known for its airline schedules database which holds future and historical flight details for more than 900 airlines and over 4,000 airports. It also operates in the United States, Singapore, Japan, and China.
The OTP star rating is designed to benchmark against set criteria defined by industry and flight status information experts. The OTP is measured across the whole year based on 12 months’ rolling performance.
According to Apolonio, to achieve an OTP star rating, the world’s airlines and airports must meet two criteria: all airlines and airports must have a minimum of 600 operations a month (minimum of 2.5 million departed seats), and OAG must receive flight status information for no less than 80 percent of scheduled flights within a 12-month period.