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According to Cirium , Delta Air Lines was the most on-time airline in North America in 2023 .
Cancun Airport To Undergo Billion-Dollar Renovation
Cancun International Airport ( CUN ) is getting a major makeover . According to CUN ’ s owner , Aeropuertos del Sureste ( ASUR ), the company will spend $ 1.4 billion on renovations and expansions throughout the popular facility to allow for more flights and new developments . Reaping the benefits of these exciting upgrades are Terminals 1 and 4 , which are being expanded to accommodate even more passengers than their already impressive nine million a year . Additionally , ASUR is using a portion of the funds to build a station for Mexico ’ s new Maya Train which currently serves Cancun through Campeche . While work on the train line is still underway , it will eventually cover 950 miles connecting CUN with popular tourist destinations like Playa del Carmen , Tulum , Calakmul and Palenque .
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A crowd of people navigate Cancun International Airport .
2023 ’ S MOST ON-TIME AIRLINES
According to aviation analytics company Cirium , Delta Air Lines was the most on-time airline in North America in 2023 . How did Cirium come to this conclusion ? Each year , the company releases its “ On-Time Performance Report ,” a data-driven assessment of airlines ’ performances comprising unbiased data from over 600 real-time information sources . Cirium then uses this data to determine each airline ’ s “ On-Time Performance ,” defined by the company as “ an aircraft arrival at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled arrival time .” Cirium has run this report for the past 15 years , and Delta has taken home the win in 2021 , 2022 , and now , 2023 . Here were the top five most timely U . S . airlines according to the 2023 report : 1 ) Delta Air Lines at 84.72 %, 2 ) Alaska Airlines at 82.25 %, 3 ) American Airlines at 80.61 %, 4 ) United Airlines at 80.04 % and 5 ) Southwest Airlines at 76.26 %.
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