Giant aviation analytics firm Cirium has released its annual on-time performance report which ranks the most punctual airlines in the world every year.
The ranking which is derived from over 600 real-time flight information sources, has declared a low-cost carrier from Colombia, Avianca, world’s most punctual airline in 2023. Avianca offers direct flights between the US and Latin America.
According to the report seen by BRK, the airline’s on-time arrival rate hit 85.73% in 2023, up from 83.48% in 2022 when it was ranked 6th.
Second place has been taken by Azul Airlines from Brazil, which had an on-time arrival rate of 85.51% in 2023. Azul Airlines dropped from position one in 2022.
Third place is Qatar Airways from Qatar, which managed an on-time rate of 85.11%. In 2022, the airline was ranked 9th.
Fourth is Delta Airlines from the US which had an on-time rate of 84.72%.
In fifth place is Iberia Airline from Spain, which had a punctuality rate of 84.38% in 2023. In 2022, the airline was not ranked as it did not qualify as a global carrier.