Delta, Aeromexico among the worlds most punctual airlines for 2024 [Video]

It may not come as a surprise to anyone who has gone on vacation this year, but the United Nations has made it official: global tourism returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024.

Amid stowaway passengers, creative efforts in the field of attempted contraband smuggling, and other aviation drama this year, there is some good news. Aviation analytics firm Cirium has compiled its annual ranking of the airlines and airports with the best on-time records.

Flying can be stressful for plenty of reasons, and having information about which flight gives you the best chance of making your connection can somewhat reduce the sense of pre-travel anxiety.

Cirium’s data is broken down by region and size of the airport or airline (based on the number of passengers served in a typical year).

For its purposes, “on time” means that a scheduled flight arrives or departs within 14:59 of its scheduled arrival time.