DOT 94-15 Thursday, October 8, 2015 Contact: Caitlin Harvey Tel.: (202) 366-4570
August On-Time Performance Up From Previous Year, July 2015
WASHINGTON – The nation’s largest airlines posted an on-time arrival rate of 80.3 percent in August, up from both the 77.7 percent on-time rate in August 2014 and the 78.1 percent mark in July 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released today.
In addition, the reporting carriers canceled 1.0 percent of their scheduled domestic flights, an improvement over the 1.2 percent cancellation rate posted in August 2014, but up from the 0.9 percent rate in July 2015.
The consumer report also includes data on tarmac delays, chronically delayed flights, and the causes of flight delays filed with the Department’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by the reporting carriers. In addition, the consumer report contains statistics on mishandled baggage reports filed by consumers with the carriers and aviation service complaints filed with DOT’s Aviation Consumer Protection Division by consumers regarding a range of issues such as flight problems, baggage, reservation and ticketing, refunds, consumer service, disability, and discrimination. The consumer report also includes reports of incidents involving the loss, death, or injury of animals traveling by air, as required to be filed by U.S. carriers.
This news release is available at http://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/august-time-performance-previous-year-july-2015. The full consumer report is available at www.transportation.gov/individuals/air-consumer/air-travel-consumer-reports. Detailed information on flight delays is available at www.bts.gov.
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August On-Time Performance Up From Previous Year, July 2015
