CONFIRMED: These Airlines Are the MOST Punctual, and Travel Experts Are Taking NOTES ?

Are you traveling in 2025?

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We are ready with our bags packed for our 2025 adventures! There have been some changes at the airport, surprising cities listed as top destinations, and new flight routes to be explored, but which airline are we taking? Let’s find out.

Did you know that there’s a way to find out which airline is the best? Well, most punctual, at least. They all have their pros and cons, that’s true, but sometimes it comes down to which airline is the most consistent when it comes to arriving on time. For 2024, Circum has the analytics we want to know before booking our next flight.

Frontier Airlines

Circum focuses on aviation analytics, and it has revealed the winners of its 2024 On-Time Performance Review. In regards to the top title of most on-time Global Airline, Aeromexico took the top spot. It was on time 86.70% of the time but was followed closely by Saudia with 86.35%. Delta Airlines came in third place with 83.46% which was welcome news, since we have a Delta flight booked soon.

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Delta was also given the Circum Platinum Award for global operation excellence thanks to its “unwavering commitment to operational performance.” Delta also topped the leaderboards in the North America category as well. After Delta, the leading airlines in North America were United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, and Southwest Airlines.

Southwest Cabin

What helps Circum decide these rankings? The airlines’ completion factor, if they were within their block time, on-time arrivals, and on-time departures. All five of the top North American airlines were within a 98% completion factor, with Southwest having the best completion factor at 99.38%. (Is anyone else surprised that they’re that high?)

Orlando International Airport

Delta had the most on-time arrivals at 83.46%, and Southwest had the lowest in the top five with 77.77%. I don’t know about you guys, but it feels like we have airport trouble 99.99% of the time, so hopefully, sticking with these top five airlines will help relieve our travel stress. Don’t forget to keep following Disney Food Blog for all of your travel news and updates.