mexican airlines Aeromexico On-time arrivals in 2024 were the highest on record in the world, according to the annual ranking released Thursday. Even though Delta Airlines had the highest score of any U.S. airline computer stop Thousands of flights were canceled in July as a result.
Aviation data provider Cirium said: report Almost 87% of Aeromexico flights arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled arrival time. It is widely used among airlines as a metric for on-time performance.
SaudiaAccording to Cirium, Saudi Arabia’s flagship airline ranks second in the world with an on-time performance of just over 86%.
Cirium has been evaluating airline timeliness for 16 years. CEO Jeremy Bowen said 2024 was a difficult year for the airline due to severe weather patterns and summer technology outages. The winning airline therefore deserves credit for getting the most passengers to their destination on time, Bowen said.
based in atlanta delta On-time performance is over 83%, ranking third in the world. The next best US carriers are: united airlinesnearly 81%, and Alaska Airlines at just over 79%, Cirium said.
Canada’s WestJet Airlines, Air Canada, based in Denver low cost airline frontier It finished last among U.S. and Canadian airlines with an on-time performance of less than 72%.
Other regional winners around the world, according to Cirium, are: Japan AirlinesSpain’s low-cost airline Iberia Express, Panama’s Copa Airlines, and South African low-cost airline Flysafair.
Sirium said the best airport for on-time departures in 2024 is King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Almost 87% of flights there took off within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, Cirium said.
Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, Peru and Benito Juárez International Airport in Mexico City had the next best departure records, recording more than 84%. Delta Air Lines takes top spot among U.S. airlines despite disruption in July caused by outage due to flawed upgrade by cybersecurity provider cloud strike Sent to Microsoft computers around the world.
Delta Air Lines sued CrowdStrike, claiming the outage cost the airline $500 million. Crowdstrike defended itself by arguing in part: Other airlines recovered more quickly From a power outage.
