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Hawaiian Airlines tops in punctuality again

COURTESY HAWAIIAN AIRLINE

Hawaiian Airlines’ flights arrived on schedule 91.1 percent of the time in June to achieve the top ranking among the nation’s 12 largest carriers, according to U.S. Department ofTransportation data released today.

Hawaiian Airlines’ flights arrived on schedule 91.1 percent of the time in June to achieve the top ranking among the nation’s 12 largest carriers, according to U.S. Department of Transportation data released today. The national average was 78 percent.

A flight is scheduled on time if it arrives within 14 minutes of its scheduled arrival time, according to the DOT.

The state’s largest carrier also ranked third in fewest flight cancellations with 0.2 percent, representing 11 cancellations out of 6,731 flights.

In other categories, Hawaiian was sixth for fewest consumer complaints with 1.05 per 100,000 passengers, or 10 overall; and was eighth for fewest mishandled baggage reports with 2.68 per 1,000 passengers, or 2,443 baggage reports out of 910,675 passengers.

In a category released only quarterly, Hawaiian had the fewest involuntary denied boardings with 0.07 per 10,000 passengers, or 18 passengers overall.

Hawaiian has led all carriers in on-time performance for each of the past 12 years.

2 responses to “Hawaiian Airlines tops in punctuality again”

  1. justmyview371 says:

    There are more important things.

  2. fiveo says:

    Highest in being on schedule but then with short routes and fairly good weather year round, this is to be expected.
    Hawaiian Air is however still sticking it to the local yokels given that they basically have a monopoly in terms of flying inter island.

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