Flight Delays at a Glance

Flight Delays at a Glance
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A Look at the Worst and Best Performing Airports in August, According to Government Statistics

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 30 percent of flights on the nation’s largest airlines arrived late in August. A flight is considered delayed when it arrived 15 or more minutes later than scheduled.
Here’s a look at the worst and best performing airports and airlines, according to the Transportation Department:

The five airports with the worst on-time arrival performance:

–New York’s LaGuardia International Airport at 57.6 percent

–New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport at 58.7 percent

–Philadelphia International Airport at 61.3 percent

–New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport at 62 percent

–Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport at 62.3 percent

The five airports with the best on-time arrival performance:

–Houston Intercontinental Airport at 82 percent

–Salt Lake City International Airport at 80 percent

–California’s Oakland International Airport at 77.8 percent

–Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport at 77.5 percent

–San Diego International Airport at 77.4 percent

The five airlines with the lowest on-time arrival rates:

–Atlantic Southeast Airlines at 55 percent

–United Airlines at 66.2 percent

–Alaska Airlines at 67.1 percent

–Comair at 67.2 percent

–American Eagle Airlines at 67.5 percent

The five airlines with the highest on-time arrival rates:

–Aloha Airlines at 97 percent

–Hawaiian Airlines at 93.7 percent

–Southwest Airlines at 77.7 percent

–ExpressJet at 77.6 percent

–Frontier Airlines at 76.7 percent

Written by admin on October 4th, 2007 with no comments.
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