Fri, Nov 07, 2008
Detailed Monthly Air Travel Consumer Report Released By
DOT
Flights operated by the nation's
largest airlines arrived on time at a higher rate this past
September than in either September of last year or in August 2008,
according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released Friday by the
US Department of Transportation.
According to information filed with the Bureau of Transportation
Statistics, a part of DOT's Research and Innovative Technology
Administration, the 19 carriers reporting on-time performance
recorded an overall on-time arrival rate of 84.9 percent in
September, higher than both September 2007's 81.7 percent and
August 2008's 78.4 percent.
The monthly report also includes data on flight cancellations
and the causes of flight delays, as well as information on reports
of mishandled baggage filed with the carriers, airline bumping and
consumer service, disability and discrimination complaints received
by DOT's Aviation Consumer Protection Division. This report
also includes reports of incidents involving pets traveling by air,
as required to be filed by US carriers.
The consumer report includes BTS data on the number of domestic
flights canceled by the reporting carriers. In September, the
carriers canceled 1.8 percent of their scheduled domestic flights,
a higher rate than both the 1.1 percent cancellation rate of
September 2008 and the 1.6 percent rate posted in August 2008.
In September, the carriers filing on-time performance data
reported that 5.10 percent of their flights were delayed by
aviation system delays, compared to 6.68 percent in August; 3.62
percent by late-arriving aircraft, compared to 6.32 percent in
August; 4.02 percent by factors within the airline's control, such
as maintenance or crew problems, compared to 5.82 percent in
August; 0.40 percent by extreme weather, compared to 0.82 percent
in August; and 0.02 percent for security reasons, compared to 0.04
percent in August.
Detailed information on flight delays and their causes is
available on the BTS site.
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