U.S. Airlines had more on-time flights in April than they did in March and in April 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report.
According to information filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the 19 carriers reporting on-time performance recorded an overall on-time arrival rate of 79.1 percent in April, better than both the 77.7 percent on-time rate of April 2008 and March’s 78.4 percent.
Overall, airlines had 79.1 percent on-time arrivals. Hawaiian Airlines topped the list with a 91.1 percent on-time rate. Comair brought up the rear with a 68.6 percent rate.
Other interesting statistics:
Most Frequently Delayed Flights
- Northwest Airlines flight 803 from Atlanta to Honolulu – late 96.55 percent of the time
- Comair flight 6652 from Kansas City, MO to New York LaGuardia – late 96.15 percent of the time
- Comair flight 6295 from Indianapolis to New York JFK – late 90.00 percent of the time
- Comair flight 6675 from New York JFK to Dallas/Fort Worth – late 90.00 percent of the time
- Continental Airlines flight 1567 from Cleveland to Newark, NJ – late 90.00 percent of the time
- SkyWest Airlines flight 2852 from Milwaukee to Newark, NJ – late 90.00 percent of the time
Flights with Longest Tarmac Delays
- American Airlines flight 2306 from Vail/Eagle, Colo., to Dallas/Fort Worth, April 3 – delayed on tarmac 290 minutes
- United Airlines flight 406 from Denver to New York LaGuardia, April 17 – delayed on tarmac 264 minutes
- American Airlines flight 370 from Chicago O’Hare to New York LaGuardia, April 20 – delayed on tarmac 249 minutes
- JetBlue Airways flight 1103 from New York JFK to Raleigh/Durham, N.C., April 6 – delayed on tarmac 247 minutes
- American Airlines flight 2396 from Vail/Eagle, Colo., to New York JFK, April 3 – delayed on tarmac 240 minutes
Highest Rates of Canceled Flights
- American Eagle Airlines – 3.3 percent
- JetBlue Airways – 3.2 percent
- Atlantic Southeast Airlines – 3.2 percent
Lowest Rates of Canceled Flights
- Alaska Airlines – 0.4 percent
- Hawaiian Airlines – 0.4 percent
- Northwest Airlines – 0.5 percent