South American carrier Azul Brazilian Airlines was the best airline in 2022 owing to its on-time performance globally, according to a new report by aviation analytics firm Cirium, CNN reported. The airline operated nearly 280,000 flights last year, the report said, adding that 88.93% of them arrived within 15 minutes of its scheduled time.
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Chile's LATAM Airlines showed 86.31% punctuality across more than 450,000 flights and took the fourth place in the ranking while Colombia's Avianca at 83.48% punctuality and nearly 145,000 flights was at the sixth position.
For the second year in a row, Delta Airlines was given the Cirium Platinum Award for global operational excellence. The airlines was fifth on the global ranking with 83.63% punctuality of its million-plus flights. United Airlines was in eighth place and American Airlines was at the tenth place. Six out of the world's top ten most punctual airports were in the US.
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{{/usCountry}}Here's a list of the best global airlines for on-time performance, according to Cirium:
1. Azul Brazilian Airlines (88.93% punctuality; 279,722 flights).
2. All Nippon Airlines (88.61% punctuality; 162,370 flights).
3. Japan Airlines (88.00% punctuality; 165,981 flights).
4. LATAM Airlines (86.31% punctuality; 451,651 flights).
5. Delta Air Lines (83.63% punctuality; 1,004,684 flights).
6. Avianca S.A. (83.48% punctuality; 144,525 flights).
7. Emirates (81.30% punctuality; 137,589 flights).
8. United Airlines (80.46% punctuality; 789,200 flights).
9. Qatar Airways (78.32% punctuality; 152,377 flights).
10. American Airlines (78.29% punctuality; 1,076,100 flights).