Overview
- Aeromexico ranked No. 1 globally for a second year with a 90.02% on-time arrival rate, ahead of Saudia at 86.53% and SAS at 86.09%.
- Copa logged a higher 90.74% on-time rate but was ineligible for the global title, while Delta led North America at about 80.9% and Spirit rose to third after trimming its network during bankruptcy.
- Philippine Airlines led Asia-Pacific with 83.12%, Iberia Express topped Europe at 88.94%, and Safair led the Middle East and Africa category at 91.06%.
- Santiago’s Arturo Merino Benitez (SCL) was the most punctual large airport at 87.04%, with Panama City’s Tocumen (PTY) leading medium hubs at 93.34% and Guayaquil’s Jose Joaquin de Olmedo (GYE) topping small airports at 91.47%.
- Cirium noted atypical 2025 operational pressures, including the prolonged U.S. government shutdown, which affected cancellations and complicates year-over-year comparisons.