Which airline is on time the most?

Delta Air Lines was the most punctual carrier in the United States in 2022, a recent report revealed. In total, Delta had an on-time rate of 82.1 percent, according to the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR).



For the early months of 2026, Aeromexico has emerged as the world's most punctual airline, according to data from aviation analytics firm Cirium. The Mexican flag carrier achieved an impressive on-time performance rate of 87.53% in January 2026, continuing its streak of high reliability from 2025. Other top performers globally include Saudia, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), and Azul Brazilian Airlines. In North America, Delta Air Lines consistently ranks as the most punctual major carrier, frequently appearing in the global top ten due to its significant investments in operational technology and maintenance. Punctuality is measured by flights arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of their scheduled time. While Aeromexico leads the "Global" category, smaller regional carriers like South Africa's FlySafair often boast even higher rates, though they are not compared on the same scale due to having fewer international routes and complex hub-and-spoke operations.

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10. Regarding the most punctual Airline in the world, 1st place goes to South America's Azul Brazilian Airlines, which had 88.93 percent of flights taking off on time in 2022, followed by Japan's All Nippon Airlines, which is the runner-up with a punctuality record of 88.61 percent, according to sources. 1.

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In Europe, LOT Polish Airlines (LO) returns to the lead position in Europe with 82.72% of their flights arriving on-time, followed by Norwegian Air Shuttle (DY) with 82.02% OTP and Iberia (IB) with 80.89% OTP.

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Major airline on-time performance for 2022
  • Delta Air Lines (including regional partners) – 82.1% of flights on time.
  • Alaska Airlines (including regional partners) – 79.1% of flights on time.
  • United Airlines (including regional partners) – 78.7% of flights on time.


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Running since 1929, Hawaiian is among the oldest airlines in the world but, remarkably, it has never suffered a single fatal crash or hull loss.

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Top 10 Worst Airlines in the World in 2023
  • EasyJet.
  • Kuwait Airways.
  • Korean Air.
  • Ryanair.
  • Norwegian.
  • Transavia.
  • Aerolineas Argentinas.
  • Vueling Airlines.


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Spirit. Like Frontier, Spirit has the skinniest rows of any American airline, with a seat pitch of 28 inches — and they don't recline. Spirit lagged at 8 out of 10 American airlines studied in the in The Points Guys' 2021 report.

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In 2022 year, Frontier Airlines reported 20.26 customer complaints for each 100,000 enplanements on domestic-scheduled operations. This was the highest rate of customer complaints among U.S. carriers.

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Finnair is one of the oldest airlines in the world and one of the safest. They have had no fatal or hull-loss accidents since 1963.

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Ryanair has never had a fatal crash In its 37 years of existence, there have been zero passenger or crew member fatalities.

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With a total of 583 fatalities, the crash remains the deadliest accident in aviation history. All 248 passengers and crew aboard the KLM flight were killed.

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Allegiant Air More than a quarter of those flights were delayed or canceled. In fact, 27.31 percent of the airline's flights were delayed, while just 72.69 percent of its flights were on time. There you have it. Of all the US airlines, Allegiant has the most delays and cancellations.

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