On-time flight goal fixed at 75%

The increase requires improved efficiency, aviation regulators say

Airline flights are expected to be more punctual next year than they have been in 2017, with the goal for national flight punctuality set at no less than 75 percent in 2018.

"The civil aviation industry will focus on improving quality and efficiency to enhance the flight punctuality rate," Feng Zhenglin, head of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, said on Wednesday in Beijing at the administration's 2018 annual work conference.