Qatar Airways positioned fifth globally with an on-time arrival price of 84.42 per cent throughout greater than 198,000 flights spanning six continents, whereas additionally taking Cirium’s Airline Platinum Award. The award accounts for community scale and complexity, in addition to how successfully airways handle disruption, recognizing the problem of sustaining reliability throughout a world hub operation.
Regional rankings additional reinforce the power of carriers working in and round the Middle East. Safair led the Middle East and Africa class with a 91.06 % on-time arrival price, adopted intently by Royal Jordanian. Saudi Arabia additionally featured prominently, with Flyadeal and Saudia each putting inside the regional high 4, whereas Oman Air and Etihad Airways appeared in the high ten.
North America’s most punctual airways
- Delta Air Lines — 80.9%
- Alaska Airlines — 79.2%
- Spirit Airlines — 78.83%
- United Airlines — 78.77%
- Southwest Airlines — 77.04%
- American Airlines — 76.43%
- JetBlue — 74.66%
- WestJet — 73.58%
- Air Canada — 73.26%
- Frontier Airlines — 72.14%
Other notable findings
Elsewhere, the overview highlighted significant shifts in Europe, the place Virgin Atlantic was named the most improved airline globally. The provider raised its on-time efficiency from 74.01 % in 2024 to 83.45 % in 2025, a year-on-year improve that displays sustained operational progress relatively than short-term restoration.
Airports have been additionally assessed as a part of the overview, with Chile’s Santiago Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport topping the Large Airport class, and Tocumen International Airport and Guayaquil José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport main the medium and small airport rankings, respectively. Cirium’s Airport Platinum Award went to Istanbul Airport, recognised for sustaining reliability amid fast progress and rising passenger volumes.
A model of this story initially appeared on Condé Nast Traveller Middle East.