New York — For those who insist that traveling is all about the journey, we say this: It really depends on which carrier you fly. Aside from variations in cabins and service quality, there is the major concern of how likely you are to be delayed. Fly on the wrong airline and your odds of a delay are as high as 56%; choose the right one and that number shrinks way down to just 11%. That is enough to make or break a vacation’s spell, no matter where you are sitting on the plane. But how do you know which airlines to steer clear of, and which ones to prioritise? Every year, the aviation insights company FlightStats puts together a list of the international airlines with the best on-time performance records. It is the capstone to the company’s year-round efforts to track delay and cancellation patterns for airlines across the globe. We have asked them to share all of their annual findings so we can point out the losers, too. Without further ado, here are the full results, along with you...
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