Chinese flights were punctual just 68.37 percent of the time in 2014, according to a report by the Civilian Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on Wednesday.
中国民用航空局周三发布的一份报告显示，2014年中国航班守时率仅有68.37%。
The top three airlines that maintained the best punctuality rates last year are Air China, China Southern Airlines and Sichuan Airlines.
March is the month that has witnessed the best punctuality rate of 2014, while July and August saw more off-schedule flights.
Heavy air traffic might be to blame for delays at China's busiest airports.
In 2014, the five most heavily-traveled airports--Beijing Capital International Airport, Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, and Shenzhen Baoan International Airport--serviced a high number of departures and arrivals for 15 hours per day; this figure exceeds the CAAC's average requirements for daily take-offs and landings.
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