On-Time Arrivals September

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:(:confused:

13. ExpressJet, 74.4 percent
14. Envoy Air, 73.2 percent

On time performance is nice and all that but consider this. When a plane takes a hit due to maintenance, you want the issue to be resolved correctly, with no short cuts. I guess the flying public doesn't see this. Weather happens and things break down. Other factors tie in like planning, things that come up regarding scheduled inspections and maintenance, bogus write ups by fa's and pilots on the gate, (Not necessarily ill intended but perhaps like error operations or not knowing how something works or overlooking something as simple as a switch.) Yes, it's nice to have that golden star pasted on the top of your quiz.