Vueling, the new-generation airline, improved its September load factor by 6.6 percentage points, to 76.9%. Quarterly and year-to-date traffic figures showed improvement too -2.2 points in the quarter and 4.3 in the nine months to September.

According to the latest report provided by FlightStats, an Oregon-based airline, airport, and travel information company, in September, 90.58% of Vueling flights arrived on time.

That places Vueling in the 11th position out of a list of 47 European scheduled carriers, and as the second most-punctual Spanish airline, after Binter. Vueling is also the most punctual low-fares carrier in Europe, ahead of companies such as Norwegian, Germanwings, bmibaby, Air Berlin, Ryanair, and Easyjet.