Punctual: what a wonderful word. Sharp, syllabic and most importantly, right on time. Are these the adjectives you’d generally associate with airlines? Travelers care first about price, but after price, it’s all about getting to the destination on time. The OAG Punctuality League is the deepest dive into airline numbers available, and we consulted their study to show which airlines gives you the best chance of landing on time!
Best Overall
- Hawaiian Airlines
- Copa Airlines
- KLM
- Qantas AIrways
- Japan AIrlines
- Flybe
- Alaska Airlines
- Iberia
- Singapore Airlines
- Austrian Airlines
- All Nippon Airways
- GOL
- Virgin Australia
- Delta Airlines
- Finnair
- Transavia
- Aer Lingus
- Gulf Air
- Jet2
- Monarch was in the top 20, but ceased existence in 2017.
Best Discount Airlines
- GOL
- Transavia
- Jet2
- Germanwings
- Westjet
- Southwest
- Norwegian Air Shuttle
- Thai AirAsia
- Skymark Airlines
- Eurowings
- Frontier
- Virgin America
- IndiGo Air
- JetBlue
- EasyJet
- Spring Airlines
- Spirit
- JetStar Airways
- Air Asia
- Monarch was top 20, but ceased existence in 2017.
Best Legacy Airlines
- Hawaiian Airlines
- Copa Airlines
- KLM
- Qantas Airways
- Japan Airlines
- Flybe
- Alaska Airlines
- Iberia
- Singapore Airlines
- Austrian Airlines
- All Nippon Airways
- Virgin Australia
- Delta Airlines
- Finnair
- Aer Lingus
- Gulf Air
- Lufthansa
- Avianca Brazil
- Aerolineas Argentinas
- Aegean
You can check out the comprehensive study yourself: Punctuality Report.
