These are the 10 most on-time airlines in the world, and only one American company made the cut

Air travel in the U.S. last year was defined by chaotic delays and cancellations during the 43-day government shutdown. New global punctuality rankings from aviation analytics firm Cirium show just how dire delays were in 2025. 

Cirium analyzes flight data from more than 600 sources including airlines, airports, global distribution systems, and civil aviation authorities. A flight is considered on time if it lands within 15 minutes of its scheduled gate arrival time. 

Aeromexico earned the top spot for global airlines for the second year in a row with 90.02% of its flights arriving on time, improving by over 3% from the previous year. The win comes after the airline debuted at $2.8 billion on the NYSE last year and raised $222.8 million.  

“Maintaining consistent on-time performance requires sophisticated network planning, operational coordination, and the ability to recover quickly when irregularities occur,” Cirium CEO Jeremy Bowen said in a statement. “These results reflect the operational discipline that defines aviation’s top performers.”

Saudia followed in second with 85.63% on-time, and the Scandinavian airline SAS claimed third with 86.09%. 

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