Virgin's on-time performance slumps BY:STEVE CREEDY, AVIATION WRITER From:The Australian March 25, 2013 1:21PM VIRGIN Australia's on-time performance slumped in February, with one in three planes arriving late as the airline continued to grapple with its new reservations system. The airline's on-time departures sank to 70.6 per cent, the worst of any major airline, while on-time arrivals plummeted to 66.7 per cent.