
These are the top-ranked airlines and airports for on-time flights. Getty Images
When it comes to on-time flights, the best bet for travelers is Delta Air Lines.
New performance rankings from aviation analytics firm Cirium put the Atlanta-based carrier atop the pack for arrivals for the third year in a row, making it to the intended destination on time 84.72% of the time last year. That’s the best performance in North America and fourth best in the world (coming in just one percentage point below the top global performer).
Southwest Airlines, whose 2022 holiday season meltdown loomed over the carrier most of last year, was ranked fifth among North American carriers in 2023, an improvement over its sixth place ranking the previous year. The airline saw 76.26% of its flights land on time, reports Cirium, better than the industry average of 74.45%.
At the bottom of the pack was Air Canada, which was only on time at a 63.17% clip.
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