These are the best- and worst-performing airlines in the world

For those who insist that travelling is all about the journey, we say this: It really depends on which carrier you’re flying.

Aside from variations in cabins and service quality, there’s the major concern of how likely you are to get delayed. Fly on the wrong airline and your odds of a delay are as high as 55 per cent; choose the right one and that number shrinks way down to just 11 per cent. That’s enough to make or break a vacation’s spell, no matter where you’re sitting on the plane.

But how do you know which airlines to steer clear of, and which ones to prioritize?

Every year, the aviation insights company FlightStats puts together a list of the international airlines with the best on-time performance records. It’s the capstone to the company’s year-round efforts to track delay and cancellation patterns for airlines across the globe. We’ve 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 your likelihood of getting delayed on each carrier:

The Worst 10 International Airlines of 2016:

– 10. Hainan Airlines – 30.3 per cent
– 9. Korean Air – 31.74 per cent
– 8. Air China – 32.73 per cent
– 7. Hong Kong Airlines – 33.42 per cent
– 6. China Eastern Airlines – 35.8 per cent
– 5. Asiana Airlines – 37.46 per cent
– 4. Philippine Airlines – 38.33 per cent
– 3. Air India – 38.71 per cent
– 2. Icelandair – 41.05 per cent
– 1. El Al – 56 per cent

The Best 10 International Airlines of 2016:

– 10. Qantas – 15.7 per cent
– 9. TAM Linhas Aéreas – 14.93 per cent
– 8. Delta Air Lines – 14.83 per cent
– 7. Singapore Airlines – 14.55 per cent
– 6. ANA – 14.46 per cent
– 5. Austrian – 14.26 per cent
– 4. Qatar Airways – 13.66 per cent
– 3. JAL – 12.2 per cent
– 2. Iberia – 11.82 per cent
– 1. KLM – 11.47 per cent