At least 5,581 flights were cancelled by eight domestic airlines between January 1 and March 31, this year, analysis of airlines flight performance from the Aviation Passenger Service (APS) portal has shown.

The 5,581 cancelled flights were out of total 22,511 flights recorded within the three-month period across airports in the country.

According to data compiled from the portal, Air Peace cancelled 1,390 flights, out of a total 2,722 flights.

It was followed by Aero Contractors with 1,354 cancellations, out of its 5,558 flights, Azman cancelled 926, out of 1,590 flights, Arik Air cancelled 818, out of its 7,565 flights in the last three months.

Other airlines captured in the chart include: First Nation, Dana Air, Medview, and Overland Airways.

According to the flight performance monitor, out of the 22,511 flights recorded within the three-month period, a total of 11,530 flights were delayed by these airlines.

However, 5,400 flights made it on time.

Arik recorded more flight delays than the other seven carriers.

The total number of 4,543, out of its 7,565 flights for the quarter, was delayed.