Photographs: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
Ask any frequent flier and you will get to hear gloomy tales of flight delays, and how life was thrown out of gear because the plane failed to land on time.
While major international airlines on an average delivered 75.85 per cent of their flights to the arrival gate within 15 minutes of schedule in June, which is below May's figure, the average on-time departure performance among the top 35 international airports was 69.26 per cent down significantly from May’s rate of 74.92 per cent.
From inclement weather to striking traffic controllers to 'go-slow' by ground handlers -- reason for the delay may vary, but there is not a single traveller who can claim that he has never faced flight delays.
In this backdrop, let's take a look at some airports that have best on-time records in Asia.
Source: flightstats
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Indian airport has one of the best on-time records in Asia
Photographs: Issei Kato/Reuters
Osaka International Airport
City: Osaka
Country: Japan
Overall rank on departure, cancellation and delay: 1
Osaka International Airport, also known as Itami Airport, was inaugurated in 1939 about 10km from central Osaka. When Kansai Airport began operations in 1994, Osaka International Airport stopped serving all international and many domestic flights. The airport currently serves 30 cities across the country, with regular flights of national carrier JAL, ANA and Ibex airline.
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Indian airport has one of the best on-time records in Asia
Photographs: Toru Hanai/Reuters
Tokyo Haneda Airport
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Overall rank on departure, cancellation and delay: 2
Tokyo Haneda Airport, located 14km from station, is one of the two airports serving the Japanese capital. Based on passenger numbers, it's the second-busiest airport in Asia and the fourth-busiest in the world.
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Indian airport has one of the best on-time records in Asia
Photographs: Toru Hanai/Reuters
Chubu Centrair International Airport
City: Nagoya
Country: Japan
Overall rank on departure, cancellation and delay: 3
Chubu Centrair International Airport, located 30 minutes from Nagoya station, has most major tourist destinations, such as Kyoto and Mt Fuji, nearby. It serves both domestic and international flights.
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Indian airport has one of the best on-time records in Asia
Photographs: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
New Chitose Airport
City: Sapporo
Country: Japan
Overall rank on departure, cancellation and delay: 4
New Chitose Airport serves world's busiest air route - the New Chitose-Tokyo Haneda route. It has 18 gates serving domestic passengers and six for international travellers.
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Indian airport has one of the best on-time records in Asia
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Fukuoka Airport
City: Fukuoka
Country: Japan
Overall rank on departure, cancellation and delay: 5
Fukuoka Airport, the fourth-busiest airport in Japan based on passenger numbers, operates between 7am and 10pm to avoid causing inconvenience to residents living nearby.
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Indian airport has one of the best on-time records in Asia
Photographs: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters
Naha Airport
City: Naha
Country: Japan
Overall rank on departure, cancellation and delay: 6
Naha Airport, seventh-busiest airport in Japan based on passenger numbers, handles international passengers travelling to Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea and China.
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Indian airport has one of the best on-time records in Asia
Photographs: Jung Yeon-Je/Pool/Reuters
Jeju International Airport
City: Jeju
Country: South Korea
Overall rank on departure, cancellation and delay: 7
Jeju International Airport, South Korea's third-largest airport, serves not only domestic passengers but also those flying to China, Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan.
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Indian airport has one of the best on-time records in Asia
Photographs: Issei Kato/Reuters
Kansai International Airport
City: Osaka
Country: Japan
Overall rank on departure, cancellation and delay: 8
Kansai International Airport, situated on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, is home of All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines and Nippon Cargo Airlines.
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Indian airport has one of the best on-time records in Asia
Photographs: Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters
Narita International Airport
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Overall rank on departure, cancellation and delay: 9
Narita International Airport, a big connecting hub for traffic between Asia and the Americas, serves most of international passengers flying to and from Japan.
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Indian airport has one of the best on-time records in Asia
Photographs: Lee Jae-Won/Reuters
Gimpo International Airport
City: Seoul
Country: South Korea
Overall rank on departure, cancellation and delay: 10
Gimpo International Airport used to be the gateway for international passengers in South Korea before the construction of Incheon International Airport. It remains the second-largest airport in the country.
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Indian airport has one of the best on-time records in Asia
Photographs: Buddhika Weerasinghe/Reuters
Indira Gandhi International Airport
City: New Delhi
Country: India
Overall rank on departure, cancellation and delay: 11
Indira Gandhi International Airport, India's busiest airport, already has the capacity to handle 46 million passengers and plans to increase it to 100 million by 2030.
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