It is party time for Bmi regional for being labelled as the most punctual airline in the UK for the first nine months of 2007. According to the data released by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), 91 per cent of the airline's flights took off within 15 minutes of their scheduled departure time between January and September the previous year.

The award won by the airline would certainly help it to rope in more passengers, as in today's scenario, the time and schedule makes a lot of difference. A lots of big named airlines fails to keep a good track of their schedule and passengers of such airlines face a lot of problems. This is where such awards comes into fore and plan a major role in the reputation of the airlines.

The flights which were delayed by bmi regional functions out of local hubs comprising Aberdeen Airport, Edinburgh, Glasgow Airport and Leeds/Bradford, averaged six minutes. Overall in 2005 and 2006 Bmi regional was delegated as the most punctual airline. It is clear that passengers would love bmi regional airlines' services, which allow them to make their travel on time and at the planned schedule.

During this time, its parent airline bmi was delegated as the most punctual airline functioning out of Heathrow Airport, leading its competitor British Airways and Virgin Atlantic.

The managing director of bmi regional, Stewart Adams, comments: "Punctuality is a top priority for the business traveller and is something we constantly strive for. It is the cornerstone of our success".

"Our customers have come to know and expect timely arrivals and departures and reliability as standard".