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The world’s most on-time airways and airports, ranked

What was probably the most on-time airline — and airport — on the earth in 2024?

New numbers launched to kick off the brand new 12 months provide some solutions.

Aeromexico proved to be the worldwide winner, based on information launched Thursday by aviation analytics agency Cirium.

In 2024, almost 87% of the Mexico Metropolis-based service’s flights arrived at their vacation spot on time.

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Carefully following Aeromexico, two spots again in third place, was Delta Air Strains, the highest U.S. service for on-time efficiency final 12 months, Cirium stated.

Here is a fast rundown of the top-performing airways, in addition to massive airports that noticed the very best on-time charges — that includes one of the crucial widespread U.S. cities for vacationers.

Most on-time airways in 2024

To calculate the highest-performing airways on the earth, Cirium held to a widely known trade customary: the share of flights that arrived at their vacation spot inside quarter-hour of their scheduled arrival time.

Here is how international airways stacked up:

  1. Aeromexico (86.7%)
  2. Saudia (86.3%)
  3. Delta (83.5%)

It is value noting that Panama Metropolis-based Copa Airways truly outperformed Aeromexico, with 88% of its flights arriving on time. Nonetheless, Copa would not technically meet Cirium’s international community standards for that rating — although the Star Alliance airline did take the crown amongst Latin American carriers.

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A Copa Airways Boeing 737 arrives at Raleigh-Durham Worldwide Airport (RDU) to a water cannon salute. SEAN CUDAHY/THE POINTS GUY

Most on-time airways within the US

The highest U.S. airways for on-time efficiency in 2024 included:

  1. Delta
  2. United Airways (80.9%)
  3. Alaska Airways (79.3%)

Delta’s high rating amongst U.S. airways got here regardless of a mid-July meltdown within the wake of a worldwide expertise outage at CrowdStrike, which noticed the Atlanta-based service cancel 1000’s of flights over a five-day interval.

But, its full-year efficiency nonetheless ranked forward of its closest U.S. rivals, Cirium stated.

A Delta Air Strains plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport (ATL). SEAN CUDAHY/THE POINTS GUY

“Their restoration was very good, as a result of the month after that complete situation occurred, they have been at 91% [on-time flights] in August,” stated Mike Malik, Cirium chief advertising and marketing officer.

Delta was the top-performing service in TPG’s Finest U.S. Airways in 2024 report launched final spring. We’ll finally need to see how Delta stacks up once we crunch the numbers once more this 12 months.

Different areas of the world

Iberia Categorical, a regional subsidiary of Madrid-based Iberia, ranked first amongst European airways in 2024 on-time efficiency, Cirium introduced.

Iberia Categorical jets at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD). SEAN CUDAHY/THE POINTS GUY

The mainline Spanish flag service ranked second, adopted by Scandinavian Airways, which in 2024 grew to become the latest member of the SkyTeam alliance following years of monetary turmoil.

“SAS is making large strides and funding into I.T. and expertise, and in addition fleet, as properly,” Malik famous.

Japan Airways was the highest performer within the Asia Pacific area, narrowly topping Japanese competitor All Nippon Airways.

Learn extra: Japan Airways’ A350-1000 inaugural from New York to Tokyo: Similar nice service, fabulous new seats

A Japan Airways Airbus A350-1000 plane at New York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK). SEAN CUDAHY/THE POINTS GUY

South Africa-based Safair led the rankings within the Center East/Africa area.

High airports on the earth for on-time efficiency

Cirium additionally compiled rankings for the world’s greatest airports for on-time departures.

Amongst massive hubs, here is how the highest three shook out in 2024:

  1. King Khalid Worldwide Airport (RUH) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  2. Daniel Okay. Inouye Worldwide Airport (HNL) in Honolulu
  3. Jorge Chavez Worldwide Airport (LIM) in Lima, Peru

Honolulu’s airport is the largest airport in Hawaii, serving as a significant connection for interisland flights within the state and in addition as a gateway to Asia. It is also a brand new international hub for the newly merged airline comprising the Alaska Airways and Hawaiian Airways manufacturers.

Arriving at Honolulu’s Daniel Okay. Inouye Worldwide Airport on March 26, 2022. CLINT HENDERSON/THE POINTS GUY

Panama Metropolis’s Tocumen Worldwide Airport (PTY) was the perfect medium-size airport on the earth for on-time flights, Cirium stated, with Guayaquil, Ecuador’s Jose Joaquin de Olmedo Worldwide Airport (GYE) main amongst small airports.

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