Top 10 performing international airlines

After collecting real-time flight status information of the top 200 airlines in the world, Flightstats.com came up with a ranking that puts the Japanese carrier at the top of the heap: of the 129,300 flights tracked, in 2013, Japan Airlines posted a 93% on-time departure rate and an 89% on-time arrival rate.

For the report, on-time performance for departures was defined as leaving within 15 minutes of the scheduled time, while arrivals had to come in within 14 minutes of the scheduled time to qualify.

To be considered in the report, published earlier this month, carriers must rank in the top 60 worldwide in terms of capacity and data tracking must be available on 90 percent of scheduled flights.

Here are the Top 10 performing international airlines:

1. Japan Airlines

2. KLM

3. ANA

4. Iberia

5. SAS

6. Saudi Arabian Airlines

7. Delta Air Lines

8. Air New Zealand

9. Lufthansa

10. Korean Air Lines

Here are the regional winners:

North America: Alaska Airlines

Europe Major Airline: KLM

Asia-Pacific Major Airline: Japan Airlines

Middle East and Africa Major Airline: Gulf Air

South America Major Airline: Copa Airlines (Panama)

Low-cost airline: Thai AirAsia