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Airline On-Time Statistics

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Airlines Report 11 Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights, 10 Tarmac Delays Over Four Hours on International Flights in July

WASHINGTON Airlines reported 11 tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights and 10 tarmac delays of more than four hours on international flights in July, according to the U.S. Department of Transportations Air Travel Consumer Report released today. All reported extended tarmac delays are investigated by the Department. In addition, in July, the

Airline Consumer Complaints Down From Previous Year

WASHINGTON Airline consumer complaints filed with DOTs Aviation Consumer Protection Division during the first six months of this year were down 12.2 percent from the first six months of 2015, according to the U.S. Department of TransportationsAir Travel Consumer Reportreleased today. From January to June 2016, the Department received 8,376 consumer

May 2016 Complaints, Cancellations Down and On-Time Performance Up From Previous Year

WASHINGTON In May, the U.S. Department of Transportation received 1,134 complaints about airline service from consumers, down 24.0 percent from the total of 1,492 filed in May 2015, but slightly up 1.07 percent from the 1,122 received in April 2016, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today. The reporting carriers canceled 0.5 percent of their scheduled domestic

April 2016 Complaints Down and On-Time Performance Up From Previous Year and March 2016

WASHINGTON In April, the U.S. Department of Transportation received 1,122 complaints about airline service from consumers, down 20.9 percent from the total of 1,419 filed in April 2015 and down 21.5 percent from the 1,429 received in March 2016, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today. The reporting carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 84.5 percent in

March 2016 Complaints About Airline Service Down From Previous Year and February 2016

WASHINGTON Airline consumer complaints filed with DOTs Aviation Consumer Protection Division in March 2016 were down 17.7 percent from March 2015 and down 5.0 percent from February 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Transportations Air Travel Consumer Report released today. In March, the Department received 1,429 complaints about airline service from

February 2016 On-Time Performance Up From Previous Year, January 2016

WASHINGTON The reporting carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 83.6 percent in February 2016, up from both the 72.8 percent on-time rate in February 2015 and the 81.3 percent mark in January 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Transportations Air Travel Consumer Report released today. The reporting carriers canceled 1.6 percent of their scheduled domestic

January 2016 On-Time Performance Up From Previous Year, December 2015

WASHINGTON The reporting carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 81.3 percent in January 2016, up from both the 76.8 percent on-time rate in January 2015 and the 77.8 percent mark in December 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Transportations Air Travel Consumer Report released today. The reporting carriers canceled 2.6 percent of their scheduled domestic