oneworld has for many years been rated as the most punctual among global airline alliances. It comprises 14 airlines that connect more than 1,000 cities in 160 countries.

Captain Suren Ratwate, CEO of SriLankan Airlines, said: “SriLankan has for many years been among the more punctual airlines in the world and during the latter half of 2016 we focused our efforts on competing with the best and setting a new standard.

SriLankan achieved a punctuality rating of 90.5% of its arrivals and departures being on time throughout its global network in the 4th quarter. For the entire year 2016 SriLankan was ranked 7th with a rating of 85.1%. The industry definition of an ‘on-time flight’ is one which arrives or departs within 15 minutes of its scheduled time.