Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted January 2, 2025 Diamond Member Share Posted January 2, 2025 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up These airlines were the most on-time in 2024 Travelers view the arrival and departure boards at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images Air travel demand continued to surge in 2024, led by a bounce back in international trips. From January through October alone, revenue-passenger miles worldwide, a demand metric, was up nearly 11% over last year, according to the International Air Transport Association. In 2025, IATA estimates aircraft departures of 40 million, up 4.6% from 2024. Airlines scrambled to add flights and increase premium seating, which brings in higher revenue, especially on long-haul trips. Challenges from shortages of new aircraft to financial strife continued for some carriers, however, many passengers didn’t face the same flight disruptions as they did during acute staffing shortages coming out of the pandemic. An Aeromexico airplane prepares to land on the airstrip at Benito Juarez international airport in Mexico City, Mexico. Edgard Garrido | Reuters The most on-time airlines spanned the globe, according to a ranking released Thursday by Cirium. The aviation data firm considers punctuality an arrival that occurs within 15 minutes of the scheduled time. Delta Air Lines topped the North American ranking despite its struggle to recover from the CrowdStrike outage in July that canceled thousands of flights. Here’s how the world’s carriers fared: (On-time rate in parenthesis) Aeromexico (86.7%)Saudia Airlines (86.35%)Delta Air Lines (83.46%)LATAM Airlines (82.89%)Qatar Airways (82.83%)Azul Airlines (82.42%)Avianca (81.80%)Iberia (81.58%)Scandinavian Airlines (81.40%)United Airlines (80.93%)And here are the rankings for North American airlines:Don’t miss these insights from CNBC PRO This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #airlines #ontime This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up For verified travel tips and real support, visit: https://hopzone.eu/ 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/189238-these-airlines-were-the-most-on-time-in-2024/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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