Like every year, they compiled a list and guess what,
Here are the full results, along with your likelihood of getting delayed on each carrier:
The Worst 10
10. Hainan Airlines - 30.3%
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5. Asiana Airlines - 37.46%
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3. Air India - 38.71%
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1. El Al - 56%
The Best 10 International Airlines of 2016
10. Qantas - 15.7%
9. TAM Linhas Aéreas - 14.93%
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6. ANA - 14.46%
5. Austrian - 14.26%
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3. JAL - 12.2%
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According to the vice president of aviation and distribution at FlightStats,
"We stitch data together from 500 different sources,” Hetzel told Bloomberg.
Among those sources are flight-tracking and positional services, airport runway times, radar services, airline records, airport data, and such governing bodies as
"All of these pieces come in different formats, all with different elements of value, and a lot of times the sources don't agree,” said Hetzel.
"We've built the technology and logic to sort that out and validate information across multiple sources. It's a pretty interesting process,” headded.
Regarding to the result of this year Hetzel said that they’ve been the best till date.
"I'm seeing a big improvement in overall performance across the board as the industry becomes more and more competitive. It's a huge win for travelers,” he said.