In 2024, these airlines had the highest on-time performance.

• Last year, Delta, Saudia, and Aeromexico were the top airlines for on-time flights.
• On-time arrivals are flights that arrive within 15 minutes of their scheduled time.
• No airline topped 90% in on-time arrivals.

International trips contributed to the increase in air travel demand in 2024.

Revenue-passenger miles worldwide increased by nearly 11% from January to October 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, according to the International Air Transport Association. IATA predicts that aircraft departures will reach 40 million in 2025, a 4.6% increase from 2024.

Airlines increased premium seating and added flights to generate higher revenue, particularly on long-haul trips. Despite challenges such as aircraft shortages and financial difficulties, many carriers were able to avoid flight disruptions that occurred during the pandemic's acute staffing shortages.

Despite its struggle to recover from the outage in July that canceled thousands of flights, the most on-time airlines in North America spanned the globe, according to a ranking released Thursday by Cirium.

Here's how the world's carriers fared:

(On-time rate in parenthesis)

1. Aeromexico (86.7%)
2. Saudia Airlines (86.35%)
3. Delta Air Lines (83.46%)
4. LATAM Airlines (82.89%)
5. Qatar Airways (82.83%)
6. Azul Airlines (82.42%)
7. Avianca (81.80%)
8. Iberia (81.58%)
9. Scandinavian Airlines (81.40%)
10. (80.93%)

And here are the rankings for U.S. and Canadian airlines:

1. Delta Air Lines (83.46%)
2. United Airlines (80.93%)
3. (79.25%)
4. (77.78%)
5. (77.77%)
6. Spirit Airlines (76.05%)
7. (74.53%)
8. (71.57%)
9. (71.36%)
10. WestJet (70.99%)