New report reveals the most reliable carriers and airports

A new report by Cirium has found that Aeromexico was the most reliable carrier, while Santiago Airport in Chile had the highest on-time departure rate.

For the second consecutive year, Aeromexico has claimed the top spot in Cirium’s global ranking of on-time performance, which compares the top 10 per cent of passenger airlines by capacity.

The airline had 90.02 per cent of its nearly 189,000 flights depart or arrive within 15 minutes of schedule, with each month holding close to or above the 90 per cent mark.

Saudia came in second place, with an 86.53 per cent punctuality rate. Third was SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) with 86.09 per cent.

In the European regional ranking, Spanish carrier Iberia Express claimed the top position for the third year running with an on-time performance of 88.94 per cent across 37,119 flights.

SAS came in second place and Austrian Airlines came in third.

For the Asia Pacific region, Philippine Airlines ranked first with an 83.12 per cent on-time arrival rate. In North America, Delta Airlines took the top spot with an 80.90 per cent score.

In Latin America, Copa Airlines’ 90.75 per cent performance earned it first position, while FlySafair topped the ranking for Middle East & Africa with 91.06 per cent.

In the large airports ranking, Santiago’s Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) took the top spot. It is Chile’s largest and busiest aviation hub, serving as the country’s primary gateway to the world.

In this category, the highest ranking European airport was Oslo Gardermoen, taking fifth place with a punctuality score of 86.00 per cent.

For medium airports, Panama City Tocumen International came in first, while Helsinki-Vantaa was the best performing European airport in 18th place - Euronews