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Hawaiian Airlines posted the best on-time performance in August for the seventh consecutive month among the nation’s 16 largest carriers.
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KEEPING THEIR SCHEDULE
The percent of arrivals on time in August for the 16 largest U.S. carriers:
Carrier Pct. on time
1. Hawaiian Airlines ……………………………94.3%
2. Alaska Airlines ………………………………85.1%
3. Delta Air Lines ………………………………85.0%
4. Endeavor Air …………………………………83.7%
5. American Airlines …………………………..81.3%
6. US Airways …………………………………..81.1%
7. AirTran Airways ……………………………..80.5%
8. United Airlines ……………………………….79.3%
9. SkyWest Airlines ……………………………79.0%
10. Virgin America ……………………………..78.5%
11. ExpressJet Airlines ……………………….76.3%
12. Mesa Airlines ………………………………75.4%
13. Frontier Airlines ……………………………75.2%
14. American Eagle ……………………………74.2%
15. Southwest Airlines ………………………..73.8%
16. JetBlue Airways …………………………..72.6%
Total ………………………………………………78.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation
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The state’s largest carrier, which also had the second-fewest cancellations, was punctual on 94.3 percent of its flights, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report issued Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation. A flight is considered on time if it arrives at its destination within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
The national on-time average for the 16 airlines was 78.8 percent, a significant improvement from the punctuality rates of 73.1 percent in July and 71.9 percent in June.
Trailing Hawaiian for on-time performance was Alaska Airlines at 85.1 percent and Delta Air Lines at 85 percent.
Hawaiian ranked second overall in the category of fewest flight cancellations for August at 0.000780 percent, representing five cancellations out of 6,408 total flights. Delta just edged out Hawaiian for first at 0.000736 percent, representing 51 cancellations out of 69,327 flights.
In other categories, Hawaiian ranked fifth for fewest mishandled baggage reports with 2.21 per 1,000 passengers and ninth for consumer complaints with 1.08 per 100,000 passengers.
Virgin America had the fewest mishandled baggage reports at 1.06 per 1,000 passengers while Southwest Airlines had the fewest consumer complaints at 0.21 per 100,000 passengers.
