Manila, Sept. 16 -- London-based aviation analytics company Cirium has named Philippine Airlines (PAL) the most punctual airline among Asia Pacific carriers in August, scoring an 89.37 percent on-time performance (OTP) rating.

The flag carrier's OTP rating was points higher than the average 80.83 percent rating attained by the top 10 Asia Pacific airlines in the same month.

"We laud the efforts of our engineers, ground and flight teams for working towards on-time performance through operational efficiency," PAL senior vice president for the Operations Group Roland Narciso said in a statement on Tuesday.

"We remain steadfast in our commitment to further enhance on-time performance, a crucial factor for operational reliability, and custo...