DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
JULY 8, 2010
U.S. airlines' on-time performance deteriorated in May and they mishandled more bags than in the prior month, the Department of Transportation said Thursday, although fewer complaints were made than a month earlier.
The DOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics said the 18 carriers reporting on-time performance had an overall rate of 79.9%, down from 80.5% a year earlier and 85.3% in April. The agency said carriers canceled 1.2% of their scheduled flights, compared with 0.9% and 0.7%, respectively.
A flight is counted as being on time if it operated less than 15 minutes after the scheduled time shown in the carriers' computerized reservation system.
The figures come as airlines have been increasing capacity to satisfy a recovery in air travel after woefully low levels over the past two years. A decline in travel because of the recession had prompted airlines to cut capacity, which made airports and the skies less crowded and reduced flight delays and cancellations when bad weather or other problems occurred.
Hmmmmmmmm.... I was curious about comparing the stats and this is what I found!!!
Trains are not only more punctual than planes... they hold themselves to tighter standards too. (5 minutes vs. 15 minutes)
“Report: Trains are 95% on Time”
My car is 100% on time.
Thank you Mussolini, I mean Obama.
Hey marty!!!
Are yinz guys still stuck on the smelly tarmac anat???
Yinz shoulda taken the TRAIN.
Or 95% Benito?
Just because the rains are on time doesn’t make them faster or cheaper than airplanes or cars.