Hawaiian Airlines continues to lead the airline industry in on-time arrivals. ADVERTISING Hawaiian Airlines continues to lead the airline industry in on-time arrivals. The U.S. Department of Transportation said Thursday that Hawaiian flights were on time about 90.8 percent of
Hawaiian Airlines continues to lead the airline industry in on-time arrivals.
The U.S. Department of Transportation said Thursday that Hawaiian flights were on time about 90.8 percent of the time in September. Alaska Airlines was second with on-time arrival rate of 87.2.
Envoy Air was the least punctual airline this September, with an arrival rate of 81.1 percent.
Here are the government’s rankings of the leading airlines and their on-time performance for September. Some airlines, including Spirit and Allegiant, are not included because they operate fewer flights. The federal government counts a flight as on-time if it arrives within 14 minutes of schedule.
1. Hawaiian Airlines, 90.8 percent
2. Alaska Airlines, 87.2 percent
3. JetBlue Airways, 86.1 percent
4. AirTran Airways, 86.0 percent
5. Delta Air Lines, 85.7 percent
6. US Airways, 84.9 percent
7. Virgin America, 84.1 percent
8. American Airlines, 81.1 percent
9. SkyWest, 81.1 percent
10. Frontier Airlines, 80.9 percent
11. United Airlines, 80.7 percent
12. Southwest Airlines, 80.1 percent
13. ExpressJet, 74.4 percent
14. Envoy Air, 73.2 percent
Total for all reporting airlines: 81.1 percent
— Southwest and AirTran are owned by Southwest Airlines Co.
— American, US Airways and Envoy are owned by American Airlines Group Inc. Envoy was formerly American Eagle.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
