WASHINGTON – The nation’s largest airlines posted an on-time arrival rate of 78.1 percent in July, up from both the 75.6 percent on-time rate in July 2014 and the 74.8 percent mark in June 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released today.
In addition, the reporting carriers canceled 0.9 percent of their scheduled domestic flights, an improvement over both the 1.6 percent cancellation rate posted in July 2014 and the 1.8 percent rate in June 2015. The cancellation rate in July 2015 was the lowest for any July in twenty-one (21) years of comparable records.
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/july-time-performance-cancellations-down-previous-year-june-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.
