These are North America's most on-time airlines
Most airline customers likely pick their favorite airline by whichever one has the cheapest fares or the most attractive loyalty programs, but another important part of the flying experience is when it ends. Some carriers are better than others at making sure that ending happens when it’s supposed to, and the aviation analytics company Cirium looked through its data to figure out which ones were the very best at getting passengers to their destinations on time throughout 2024.
Take a look to see which North American airlines had the best on-time arrival numbers.
10. WestJet
The carrier’s flights arrived at their destinations on time 71% of the time in 2024.
9. Air Canada
The carrier’s flights arrived at their destinations on time 71.4% of the time in 2024.
8. Frontier Airlines
The carrier’s flights arrived at their destinations on time 71.6% of the time in 2024.
7. JetBlue Airways
The carrier’s flights arrived at their destinations on time 74.5% of the time in 2024.
6. Spirit Airlines
The carrier’s flights arrived at their destinations on time 76.1% of the time in 2024.
5. Southwest Airlines
The carrier’s flights arrived at their destinations on time 77.77% of the time in 2024.
4. American Airlines
The carrier’s flights arrived at their destinations on time 77.78% of the time in 2024.
3. Alaska Airlines
The carrier’s flights arrived at their destinations on time 79.3% of the time in 2024.
2. United Airlines
The carrier’s flights arrived at their destinations on time 80.9% of the time in 2024.
1. Delta Air Lines
The carrier’s flights arrived at their destinations on time 83.5% of the time in 2024.
