Demand for air travel continued to rise in 2024, led by a recovery in international travel.
From January to October alone, global passenger-mile revenue, a measure of demand, rose nearly 11% yr over yr, in keeping with the International Air Transport Association. In 2025, IATA estimates aircraft departures at 40 million, a rise of 4.6% in comparison with 2024.
Airlines sought to supply more flights and increase premium seats, which led to higher revenue, particularly on long-haul flights. Challenges continued for some airlines, starting from a shortage of latest aircraft to financial difficulties. However, many passengers didn’t face the identical flight disruptions as they did through the acute staff shortages attributable to the pandemic.
According to a rating published on Thursday by Cirium, the airlines with the best punctuality are present everywhere in the world. The aviation data company considers on-time arrival as arriving inside quarter-hour of the scheduled time. Delta Air Lines was at the highest of the North American rankings despite his difficulty recovering from it CrowdStrike There was an outage in July that caused 1000’s of flights to be canceled.
This is what happened to airlines worldwide:
(punctuality rate in brackets)
- 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 listed below are the North American airline rankings:
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