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Iberia Express and Iberia are the most punctual airlines in Europe in 2024, ranking first and second respectively.

Iberia Express was the most punctual airline in Europe with an arrival punctuality rate of 84.69%, which also makes it the most punctual low-cost airline in the world in 2024, according to Cirium’s On-time Performance Report, the most relevant annual punctuality report in the industry.

Iberia is the second most punctual airline in Europe, with a total of 183,268 flights and 81.58% of flights arriving on time at their destinations, and, for another year, it is in the top 10 most punctual airlines worldwide, in eighth position.

These figures are particularly noteworthy given the complex challenges faced by aviation this year, such as regulations in European airspace, congestion at some of the airports served by both airlines, labour disputes at some air traffic control centres and the global shortage of spare parts.

Although these figures place the Iberia Group companies among the best in the world in terms of punctuality, they are below the absolute objectives of excellence that Iberia pursues. With the intention of achieving them in the near future, both airlines have embarked on the implementation of their business plans.

Iberia and Iberia Express have always maintained high standards of operational excellence that have allowed them to build a successful track record. Iberia was among the most punctual airlines in Europe and in the top 10 worldwide for the last nine years. Iberia Express was the most punctual low-cost airline in the world for five consecutive years, between 2014 and 2018; the most punctual low-cost airline in Europe in 2019 and 2022, and the most punctual airline in Europe in 2023. In the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands, two of the most important markets for Iberia Express, departure punctuality has been above 90% in both archipelagos.

Iberia Express achieved a high rate of punctuality despite having progressively increased both its number of flights and the use of its fleet, which remained at 25 aircraft. For the first time, Iberia Express exceeded 43,000 annual flights with a fleet utilization of 11 hours, a level that brings it closer to ultra-low-cost airlines. Iberia Express is achieving the same efficiency, but with the added difficulty of its hybrid business model, which ensures connectivity with the departure and arrival banks of Iberia flights to continue feeding the group's network.