![]() Review: read here my review of American Airlines’ Business Class in a B777-300ER.Hubs: Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Washington.Related: The best cabins in the sky, according to TPG staffĪlthough not one airport came close to matching Tokyo Haneda (HND), AKA the only airport to reach a score of over 90%, finishing 6% higher than second place Kempegowda International Airport (BLR). Seattle-Tacoma (SEA) and Charlotte Douglas (CLT), which finished eighth and 10th, also boasted minimal delays. An advertising hoarding at Salt Lake City airport. airports found to be among the world’s top 10 most punctual in 2022.Īccording to Cirium, Salt Lake City (SLC) was the world’s third-best airport for planes leaving on time, notching up an impressive 83.87% rate, followed by Detroit (DTW), Philadelphia (PHL) and Minneapolis (MSP) in fourth, fifth and sixth. AirlineĮlsewhere, there was another big win for U.S. No mean feat considering the trio operated over 2.8 million flights between them amid a brutal time in the aviation industry. The other eye-opener is that the global standings feature three U.S airlines: Delta, which scored an on-time rate of 83.63%, United Airlines (80.46%) and American Airlines (78.29%) finished fifth, eighth and 10th, respectively. Related: My 2023 points, miles and elite status New Year’s resolutions Globally, it was a different story as Brazil’s Azul was declared the most punctual across the globe, with 88.93% flights on time, pipping two Japanese carriers, ANA (88.61%) and Japan Airlines (88.00%), which rounded out this podium of punctuality. Instead, the rest of the top 10 most on-time airlines in 2022 hail from Austria (Austrian Airlines), Norway (Norwegian Air Shuttle, Norwegian Air International), Italy (ITA Airways), Finland (Finnair) and Poland (LOT). Not even Virgin Atlantic, which kept performing admirably in a time of great uncertainty and chaos at U.K airports. With that in mind, it’s perhaps unsurprising to learn that not a single British-based airline made the list. Related: The destinations that dominated Google in 2022 ![]() These figures can’t provide a complete picture of an airline’s performance in the last 12 months of course, but it does shed some light on where passengers were able to find the smoothest experience as the rest of the continent seemingly imploded under the weight of its own queues. Iberia was the most punctual European airline in 2022. That’s more than double Iberia, which managed 91,154 flights in all of last year. While it’s a big victory for Iberia, perhaps the biggest plaudits should go to Vueling, which was the only entry on the list to operate over 100,000 flights (197,546). The data gurus have crunched the numbers and found that Spanish airlines were the most likely to be on time in Europe last year, with Iberia topping the lot with 85.87% services on time, followed by Air Europa (84.10%) in second, Iberia Express (83.80%) in third, and, completing a top-tier Spanish contingent, Veuling (82.04%) which finished fourth. Nevertheless, thanks to aviation analytics firm Cirium, we now know which airlines were the most reliable when it came to arriving and departing on time in 2022.įollow The Points Guy on Facebook and Twitter, and to ensure you never miss anything, subscribe to our daily newsletter. If any word could sum up air travel in 2022, punctual wouldn’t be it.
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