In this day and age, everyone is wondering what airline is the best to fly on, and the best performing. In terms of operational excellence and punctuality, Delta Airlines has been declared the best performing carrier in the world.

In a review of this decision, aviation data analyst Cirum provided a statement on the difficulty to achieve this award in 2021. “Considering the complexity of the airline’s operation, volume of flights, diversity of its network and other key operational factors.”

This review takes into account of 400 carriers worldwide and assesses the airlines based on a multitude of factors.

An Asia-Pacific airline was considered the “safest” airline, but Delta takes the cake in terms of being the overall best airline in the world.