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Airline On-Time Statistics

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Airlines Report Sixteen Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights, Eight Tarmac Delays Longer Than Four Hours on International Flights in February

WASHINGTON Airlines reported 16 tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights and eight tarmac delays of more than four hours on international flights in February, according to the U.S. Department of Transportations Air Travel Consumer Report released today. Nine of the reported tarmac delays involved flights departing from Dallas/Fort Worth International

January 2015 On-Time Performance Up from Previous Year, December 2014

WASHINGTON The nations largest airlines posted an on-time arrival rate of76.8 percent in January, up from both the 67.7 percent on-time rate in January 2014 and the 75.3 percent mark in December 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Transportations Air Travel Consumer Report released today. In addition, the reporting carriers canceled 2.5 percent of their

Lowest Numbers of Tarmac Delays on Record in 2014

WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today that in calendar year 2014, airlines reported the lowest number of tarmac delays longer than three hours on record. According to the U.S. Department of Transportations Air Travel Consumer Report, in 2014 there were 30 domestic flights with tarmac delays longer than three hours and nine international flights

November 2014 Flight Cancellations Slightly Down From Previous Year, Month

WASHINGTON – The nation’s largest airlines canceled 0.9 percent of their scheduled domestic flights in November, an improvement over both the 1.0 percent cancellation rate posted in November 2013 and the 1.1 percent rate in October 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released today.

October On-Time Performance Slightly Down From September 2014

WASHINGTON – The nation’s largest airlines posted an on-time arrival rate of 80.0 percent in October, down from the 81.1 percent mark in September 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released today.

Airline Consumer Complaints Up From Previous Year

WASHINGTON Airline consumer complaints filed with DOTs Aviation Consumer Protection Division during the first nine months of this year were up 18.2 percent from the first nine months of 2013, according to the U.S. Department of Transportations Air Travel Consumer Report released today. From January to September 2014, the Department received 12,350 consumer

August Airline On-Time Performance Down From Previous Year, Up From July

WASHINGTON The nations largest airlines posted an on-time arrival rate of77.7 percent in August, down from the 78.8 percent on-time rate in August 2013, but up from the 75.6 percent mark in July 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Transportations Air Travel Consumer Report released today. In addition, the reporting carriers canceled 1.2 percent of their

Airlines Report No Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights, One Tarmac Delay Longer Than Four Hours on an International Flight in June

WASHINGTON Airlines reported no tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights and one tarmac delay of more than four hours on an international flight in June, according to the U.S. Department of Transportations Air Travel Consumer Report released today. All U.S. and foreign airlines operating at least one aircraft with 30 or more passenger seats must