After the appearance of Punctuality Statistics for 2007, Lufthansa, Germany's largest airline company based in Cologne is apparently the most reliable airline company offering services from London Heathrow Airport.

According to the numbers for the 30 largest routed airline companies offering services to London Heathrow, the average check on the flights of Lufthansa (a total of 20,810 during the year on) was just 12.22 minutes. The average delay on Lufthansa's flights is more than seven minutes less than the average delay at the hub.

Receiving the news gladly, Lufthansa's General Manager UK and Ireland, Marianne Sammann, said, "This simply reinforces Lufthansa's world renowned reputation for reliability and high service standards and shows why we are continuing to see exceptional passenger growth within the UK & Ireland. 2007 was another record breaking year for Lufthansa as we set a new airline record for passengers carried to and from the UK & Ireland for the second successive year".

Sammann further said, "We know that huge numbers of passengers, particularly business travellers, see reliability as another part of the added value they receive from a Lufthansa as a full service airline. When they book with us, they are confident that we will do everything possible to ensure their flight operates on time. This is particularly reassuring for passengers making onward connections through our main hubs of Frankfurt and Munich, as well as our developing mini-hubs at Dusseldorf and Hamburg".