Nearly nine out of 10 Japan Airlines flights reached their destinations on time in 2015, making the carrier the world's most punctual major airliner of the year.

According to a report by U.S.-based FlightStats Inc., which offers flight-tracking services, 89.4% of the 270,685 JAL flights arrived within 15 minutes of the scheduled time. It was the fifth time since 2009 that the airliner topped the punctuality ranking, according to JAL.

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