Air journey within the U.S. final 12 months was outlined by chaotic delays and cancellations in the course of the 43-day authorities shutdown. New world punctuality rankings from aviation analytics agency Cirium present simply how dire delays had been in 2025.
Cirium analyzes flight information from greater than 600 sources together with airways, airports, world distribution methods, and civil aviation authorities. A flight is taken into account on time if it lands inside quarter-hour of its scheduled gate arrival time.
Aeromexico earned the highest spot for world airways for the second 12 months in a row with 90.02% of its flights arriving on time, enhancing by over 3% from the earlier 12 months. The win comes after the airline debuted at $2.8 billion on the NYSE final 12 months and raised $222.8 million.
“Sustaining constant on-time efficiency requires refined community planning, operational coordination, and the power to recuperate rapidly when irregularities happen,” Cirium CEO Jeremy Bowen stated in a press release. “These outcomes mirror the operational self-discipline that defines aviation’s high performers.”
Saudia adopted in second with 85.63% on-time, and the Scandinavian airline SAS claimed third with 86.09%.
Delta is the one American firm to make the highest 10 and has the best score of all American airways. “Delta’s fifth consecutive North American win displays sustained operational focus that separates trade leaders from opponents,” Bowen stated.
The airline — which flies greater than 3 times the variety of flights as some other airline within the high 10 — sank within the rankings after inserting third final 12 months.
Timeliness enhancements from Azul Brazilian Airways, Spain’s Iberia, and Qatar Airways helped elevate their scores and beat out the Atlanta-based airline.
Right here’s how probably the most on-time airways positioned, in line with Cirium’s evaluation.
Prime 10 Most On-Time World Airways
- Aeromexico: 90.02% on-time arrivals
- Saudia: 86.53%
- Scandinavian Airways: 86.09%
- Azul Brazilian Airways: 85.18%
- Qatar Airways: 84.42%
- Iberia: 83.52%
- LATAM Airways: 82.40%
- Avianca: 81.73%
- Turkish Airways: 81.41%
- Delta Air Strains: 80.90%
