Hainan Airlines tops global on-time rankings in Cirium September report

Cirium, an aviation data and analytics firm, has published its monthly on-time performance report for September 2026, with China's Hainan Airlines ranking first in the Global Airlines category at 92.71% of flights arriving on time.

In North America, WestJet took first place with 85.31% of operations on time. Delta Air Lines was second at 82.52%, and Alaska Airlines was third at 80.73%. No other North American carrier was named in the source.

Sky Airline led the Latin American market with 91.52%. Copa Airlines followed at 90.45%, Volaris at 90.07%, Aeroméxico at 89.67%, and Avianca at 87.90%.

Austrian Airlines topped Europe with 86.01%. Iberia was second at 85.62%, and SAS third at 84.68%.

In Asia-Pacific, Hainan Airlines again led at 92.71%. Trinity Airways was second at 89.03%, and Air New Zealand third at 87.57%.

Gulf Air placed first in the Middle East and Africa at 92.90%. Royal Jordanian was second at 92.14%, and Safair third at 91.67%.

The report covers punctuality by region and carrier category. The source did not describe the methodology behind the rankings, the measurement period beyond the month, or the flight volumes behind the percentages.