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Aviation analytics company Cirium has revealed the world’s top airlines for on-time performance in its 17th annual Global Airline On-Time Performance Review.
mexico flag airline Aeromexico It ranked first in punctuality for the second consecutive year, with an on-time rate of 90.02% for 188,859 flights.
According to Cirium, the on-time flight will arrive within 14.59 minutes of the scheduled gate arrival time.
Saudi Arabia’s flag carrier Saudia ranks second in the world with an on-time performance of 86.53%, and Scandinavian Airlines ranks third with over 86% of flights on time.
Includes regional winners Delta Air Lines (80.90%) for the fifth consecutive year in North America and Iberia Express (88.94%) Europe.
british based airline virgin airways The airline was named the “Most Improved” airline in 2025 with an on-time performance of 83.45%, an improvement of 9.44% from 2024’s 74.01%.
Qatar Airways also received a ‘Platinum Award’ from Cirium in recognition of the Doha-based carrier’s ‘operational excellence across its global hub network’ and an on-time performance of 84.42%.
Regarding airports, Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport won the large airport category with an on-time flight rate of 87.04%.
Jeremy Bowen, CEO of Cirium, said: “Maintaining consistent on-time performance requires complex network planning, operational coordination and the ability to recover quickly when abnormal situations occur. These results reflect the operational discipline of the aviation industry’s best-performing operations.”
“Qatar Airways’ Platinum Award is significant as it demonstrates how a network carrier can maintain on-time performance across six continents while operating one of the industry’s most complex hub structures. Its 84.42% on-time performance on 198,303 flights sets a new benchmark for network carriers.”
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