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Saudia & Qatar Airways Top The Global On-Time Report For May 2025; Top 10 List Inside

As revealed by the latest report for the month of May by Cirium, we now have the top 10 names for the most on-time airlines globally.

by Anupriya Mishra
Saudia & Qatar Airways Top The Global On-Time Report For May 2025; Top 10 List Inside

Cirium provides information-based analytics and decision tools for professionals as well as business customers. And offering on-time data for every month, it has revealed the top 10 airlines across the world for the month of May. As it happens, Middle Eastern airlines have shone brightly in the report, with Saudia and Qatar Airways making it to the top 10.

Cirium Publishes On-Time Report For May

As revealed by the latest report for the month of May by Cirium, we now have the top 10 names for the most on-time airlines globally. As it happens Middle East’s Saudia, which is the flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has managed to snag the second spot. On the other hand, Qatar Airways, which is the flag carrier of Qatar, has managed to earn the fourth spot on this list. If you are also wondering about the top 10 airlines globally, they are as follows:

  1. SAS
  2. Saudia
  3. Aeromexico
  4. Qatar Airways
  5. Avianca
  6. Azul
  7. LATAM Airlines
  8. Iberia
  9. ANA
  10. Turkish Airlines

Top 10 Names In The Middle East

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Coming to the Middle East and North Africa region, Safair has taken the top spot with an on-time arrival rate of 95.22%. As it happens, we also have the names for the top 10 in this list, and they are as follows:

  1. Safair
  2. Royal Jordanian
  3. Oman Air
  4. Kuwait Airways
  5. Airlink
  6. Saudia
  7. Flyadeal
  8. Qatar Airways
  9. Etihad Airways
  10. Middle East Airlines

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What About The Airports?

Not only this, the Middle East’s Riyadh King Khalid International Airport has also earned a spot for being the most on-time airport in the category of large airports. While Doha Hamad International Airport has ranked ninth on this list. Dammam King Fahd International Airport has snagged the fifth spot on the on-time airport list for medium airports, while Kuwait International Airport has managed to earn the 15th spot on the same list.

So, with the list laid out for you, it’s not wrong to say that the Middle East is truly shining bright for the month of May.

Cover Image Courtesy: Saudia Airlines/ Facebook

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First Published: June 14, 2025 3:53 PM