The Airline With The Most On Time Flight Is...

When you’re flying, especially during the hectic holiday travel season, delays are bound to happen. But it turns out, some airlines do a better job of getting passengers there on time and a new report reveals which ones those are.

Cirium, an aviation analytics firm, names Delta Air Lines as the most on-time North American carrier for 2023. According to their research, Delta flights arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled arrival 84.72% of the time during the year.

  • Delta has held this number one spot several times before, in 2022, 2021, 2019 and 2018.
  • This year, their high rate of punctuality helped Delta secure the Cirium Platinum Award for the third consecutive year.
  • The report also finds Minnesota’s Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was the top performing global airport for 2023, with 84.44% of flights departing within 15 minutes of their scheduled time.

The Top on-time North American Airlines of 2023

  1. Delta Air Lines - on-time arrival rate 84.72%
  2. Alaska Airlines - on-time arrival rate 82.25%
  3. American Airlines - on-time arrival rate 80.61%
  4. United Airlines - on-time arrival rate 80.04%
  5. Southwest Airlines - on-time arrival rate 76.26%

Source: Cirium


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