{"id":188507,"date":"2026-06-03T15:30:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/?p=188507"},"modified":"2026-06-04T11:40:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T11:40:52","slug":"most-punctual-airlines-in-may-cirium-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2026\/06\/most-punctual-airlines-in-may-cirium-say.html","title":{"rendered":"Most Punctual Airlines in May, Cirium say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cirium, an aviation analytics firm, has released its monthly on-time performance report for <strong>May 2026<\/strong>. In the <strong>&#8220;Global Airlines&#8221;<\/strong> category, <strong>Saudia<\/strong> secured the top spot, with 90.12% of its flights arriving on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Aerolineas-globales-mas-puntuales-en-mayo-2026.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-188478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Aerolineas-globales-mas-puntuales-en-mayo-2026.webp 700w, https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Aerolineas-globales-mas-puntuales-en-mayo-2026-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Aerolineas-globales-mas-puntuales-en-mayo-2026-380x252.webp 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In North America, <strong>WestJet <\/strong>claimed first place, leading the region with an 85.88% on-time performance rate. <strong>Delta Air Lines<\/strong> followed in second place at 82.70%, while <strong>Alaska Airlines <\/strong>ranked third with 82.30%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Latin American market, <strong>Copa Airlines<\/strong> once again emerged as the most punctual carrier, with 90.19% of its flights on time\u2014the fifth-highest percentage globally. It was followed by <strong>Sky Airline<\/strong> at 89.95%, <strong>Avianca<\/strong> at 89.11%, Brazilian carrier <strong>GOL<\/strong> at 88.86%, and <strong>Azul <\/strong>at 86.77%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2026\/06\/copa-airlines-restores-its-venezuela-network-resumes-flights-to-barcelona.html\">Copa Airlines Restores Its Venezuela Network: Resumes Flights to Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Europe was led by <strong>Norwegian<\/strong>, which achieved an 88.58% on-time rate. <strong>Austrian Airlines <\/strong>took second place with 87.93%, while <strong>SAS <\/strong>rounded out the podium at 87.73%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Asia-Pacific region,<strong> Jeju Air<\/strong> topped the list at 92.00%. <strong>Peach Aviation<\/strong> occupied the second position with 89.01%, and <strong>Vietnam Airlines <\/strong>ranked third at 87.77%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Middle East and Africa, <strong>FlySafair <\/strong>captured 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