Hawaiian Airlines, with a history of strong on-time performance due in part to operating in weather-friendly routes, topped other domestic airlines in on-time arrival percentages through September of this year, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics announced this week. The airline had a 93% on-time arrival rate, meaning 98% of its flights arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled times. Alaska was second with a 88% rate, and AirTran was third at 87%. The average for all airlines was 82%.
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Hawaiian tops on-time rankings
A Hawaiian flight lands at LAX during last month's move of shuttle… (Associated Press )
Airline on-time arrival percentages, through September of this year:
Hawaiian (93), Alaska (88), AirTran (87), Delta (86), US Airways (86) Mesa (85), Southwest (84), Virgin America (84), SkyWest, (82), American Eagle (82), JetBlue (80), Frontier (79), American (78), ExpressJet (77), United (76).
Meanwhile, a look at United and American ontime rates reflect AA’s labor struggles in September and United’s rebound after a tough summer. Here is how the two airlines compared for the year:
American
United
January
83.63
82.18
February
86.06
83.66
March
79.92
77.43
April
81.37
81.58
May
80.29
77.83
June
79.81
70.11
July
76.42
64.12
August
74.69
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