Qantas has beaten out global competition to be the most on-time airline with data from aviation analytics firm OAG showing 87.16 per cent of flights arrive within a 15-minute window of departure time.

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Speaking to 6PR Breakfast hosts Karl Langdon and Will Schofield, aviation consultant Justin Wastnage said there is an art to Qantas’ success.

“What they’ve done is they’ve put in quite a bit of padding into their schedules to make sure you get there on time, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, you may think it’s a little bit sneaky but actually the inconvenience of being early is nothing compared to the inconvenience of being late,” he said.

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