The Platov International Airport (member of the Airports of Regions Holding) has prepared the punctuality rating of airlines making flights from Rostov-on-Don as at the end of the first half of 2018.
All carriers were broken down into three groups.
Group I: Russian airlines that made at least 180 departure flights in 6 months;
Group II: Russian airlines that completed less than 180 departure flights in 6 months;
Group III: overseas carriers.
A deviation from the departure time by more than 15 minutes was regarded as a delay, net of delays occurred due to weather conditions.
Rossiya, Royal Flight and Belavia airlines became the most punctual in their groups as at the end of the first half of 2018. Details of the punctuality rating are presented in the table.
| Airlines punctuality rating as of January-June 2018 end | |||
| Rank | Airline | Punctuality | Note |
| Russian carriers (Group 1) | |||
| 1 | Rossiya | 96% | Rossiya airline maintained the leading position in the first half of 2018. |
| 2 | Yamal/Azimuth | 94% | Both airlines were in the top three in the second group as of 2017 year-end. Air carriers were not merely able to increase the number of flights made in the first half of the year but to maintain high punctuality as well. |
| 3 | Aeroflot - Russian Airlines | 93% | The airline increased the punctuality indicator by one point but at the same time descended from the second to the third place in the rating, giving the way to Yamal and Azimuth. |
| Russian carriers (Group 2) | |||
| 1 | Royal Flight | 94% | A newcomer in the rating |
| 2 | Nordstar | 86% | A newcomer in the rating |
| 3 | Nordwind | 82% | The airline secured the third line in the rating but increased the regularity of flights by two percentage points. |
| International carriers | |||
| 1 | Belavia | 97% | A newcomer in the rating |
| 2 | Turkish Airlines | 95% | The carrier went from the first place to the second one. |
| 3 | Uzbekistan Airways | 86% | The carrier went down from the second place to the third one. |