Hawaiian Air ranks best as cancellations, delays rise
Hawaiian Airlines faces a civil fine for operating a Boeing 767 similar to the one above without properly inspecting certain components that could cause a rapid decompression of the aircraft.
WASHINGTON » More flights on U.S. airlines are running late or getting canceled, and complaints are rising.
The Transportation Department said Wednesday that 76.9 percent of flights arrived on time in May, down from 79.6 percent in April and 79.4 percent in May 2013.
Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines, which get good weather on many routes, rank best. ExpressJet and Envoy, which fly smaller planes for big airlines, rank last. Hawaiian Airlines has been the leading U.S. carrier in on-time performance for 10 consecutive years.
|
HAWAIIAN TIME The leading airlines and their on-time performance in May. Top 12 Don't miss out on what's happening!Stay in touch with top news, as it happens, conveniently in your email inbox. It's FREE!
By clicking to sign up, you agree to Star-Advertiser's and Google's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. This form is protected by reCAPTCHA.
|
The government says the 16 largest airlines canceled 1.9 percent of their U.S. flights in May, nearly double the rate in April and last May.
The airline industry said bad weather was largely to blame. Jean Medina, a spokeswoman for the trade group Airlines for America, said nearly 8,300 flights were canceled due to storms in the Midwest and Northeast between May 8 and 16, accounting for more than half of the month’s cancellations.
Four domestic flights — all on United — and one international flight operated for United by ExpressJet were stuck on the ground longer than federal rules allow. A United spokeswoman said the airline was cooperating with federal officials investigating the incidents.
Fliers filed 1,010 complaints with the government against U.S. airlines in May, up from 720 a year earlier. About half involved flight problems such as delays and cancellations.
