Qatar Airways has been named the most reliable airline in the world, thanks to flight punctuality, its modern fleet and the minimal extra fees it charges. And not only did the airline come out on top, it scored a perfect 100 in the research by travel site WanderBat, which ranked the top 22 airlines around the world. Followed closely by Emirates and China Eastern, the top three airlines showed how the Gulf and Asia are dominating the travel market. Travel site, WanderBat, has found Qatar Airways to be the world's most reliable airline . 1. Qatar Airways - 100                                                  12. Tam Airlines - 88 . 2. Emirates - 97                                                            13. Japan Airlines - 87 . 3. China Eastern - 97                                                   14. Egyptair - 87 . 4. Singapore Airlines - 96                                             15. Eithad Airways - 86 . 5. China Southern Airlines - 93                                    16. Malaysia Airlines - 85 . 6. Ethiopian Airlines - 92                                              17. Southwest Airlines - 84 . 7. Air China - 92                                                           18. Qantas - 87 . 8. British Airways - 91                                                  19. Aeroflot - 80 . 9. Saudia - 90                                                               20. China Airlines - 80 . 10. Cathay Pacific - 90                                                 21. Philippine Airlines - 80 . 11. Lan - 88                                                                  22. Air Berlin - 79 . In turn, British Airways ranked in eighth place as the only UK airline to make the list. America fared even worse, with one airline making it into 17th place - SouthWest Airlines. WanderBat, has looked at several different factors in order to form a Smart Rating and rank the top international airlines. Looking at on-time performance, checked baggage cost (the number of bags you get to check for free, as well as the cost of checking additional bags) and the average age of the fleet. If any two airlines tied, they were then ranked according to their percentage of on-time flights. Emirates scored an impressive 97 points thanks to its impressive on-time performance and luxurious planes . China Eastern tied with Emirates with a score of 97, but its on-time record was slightly lower . While British Airways only took eighth place, it still boasted a score of 91, coming behind Singapore Airlines, China Southern, Ethiopian and Air China. The top 10 was rounded out with Saudia, Cathay Pacific and Latin American airline Lan. BA was the only European airline to make it into the list, except for Air Berlin, which took 22nd place. Despite its problems last year with the downing of flight MH17 and the disappearance of flight MH370, Malaysia Airlines took 16th place in the table, just behind Etihad and beating SouthWest Airlines.
Travel site, WanderBat, evaluated the reliability of top international airlines.
Considered: on-time performance, flight record, checked baggage costs.
Qatar Airways received a perfect 100-point score, followed by Emirates.