In plain English
This status compares the flight with the planned schedule. It means the flight is expected to leave or reach its destination at the originally scheduled time. No delay is expected.
In context
Here, "on time" reports that the flight is expected to match its scheduled departure or arrival time, with no delay.
- Situation
- Checking in, passing airport steps, boarding, connections, and flight status
- What it communicates
- reports schedule-adherence status for the flight
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not establish anything beyond expected adherence to the scheduled time with no delay.
Examples
“The evening flight is on time, but the next one has been delayed by an hour.”
“After checking the monitor, we saw that our flight was still on time.”