With an impressive 86.70% punctuality rate, Mexican national carrier Aeromexico wins the prestigious title of most punctual global airline in 2024 just ahead of Saudia (86.35%). Delta Air Lines took third place with 83.46%. With an impressive punctuality rate of 86.70%, LATAM takes fourth place. Qatar Airways (82.83%) completes the TOP 5 most punctual airlines in the world in 2024, established by Cirium, airline data provider.
By region, Safair wins the award for most punctual airline in the Middle East and North Africa with an impressive 93.82% punctuality rate. It is followed by Oman Air (90.27%) and Royal Jordanian (87.02%). Saudia (86.35%) and Kuwait Airways (84.63%) complete the top 5 most punctual airlines in the Middle East and Africa in 2024.
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In addition to the punctuality ranking, Cirium also published its top airlines that excelled in operational performance. It was Delta Air Lines which won, for the fourth consecutive year, the Delta Air Lines Platinum Award for its operational excellence on a global scale. This company operated a total of 1,712,529 flights in 2024.
According to Cirium’s classification criteria, “an on-time flight is defined as a flight that arrives a maximum of 14.59 minutes after the scheduled arrival time at the boarding gate”, reports Air Journaladding that the Platinum award “takes into account the complexity of the carrier’s network, flight volume and the ability to limit the impact of flight disruptions on passengers over the entire year. »
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