PA. Airport Among Top 20 Best for On-Time Departures

With Memorial Day 2023 nearly upon us, many people are probably thinking ahead to the traveling they’ll have to do.

Rest assured that, if you’re flying out of this one Pennsylvania airport, you’ll be getting some pretty reliable departure times.

Price4Limo lifted data from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation in order to find the best and worst U.S. airports for on-time departures. The data collected was from 2020 to 2022, and the airports included were historically the 50 most travelled-to during the Memorial Day period.

According to the study’s press release, Philadelphia International Airport landed safely into the 17th overall spot, meaning it’s among the top 20 best locations for on-time departures in the nation. About 86 percent of all of its departures were found to be on time.

A separate PennLive article corroborates Price4Limo’s findings: A February report details how PHL’s on-time departures hovered above the national average. And according to a PHL press release, the airport is already “gearing for its busiest summer since 2019,” with an “estimated summer traffic…over 12 percent higher than 2022.”

“We’re excited for summer 2023,” says Megan O.Connell, PHL Director of Marketing and Branding. “Our airline partners are offering a variety o new and relaunched routes, like Oakland, California, and Charleston, South Carolina, on Spirit Airlines, and Charlottesville, Virginia, and Daytona Beach, Florida, on American Airlines.

“We also have great new concessions, including Good Luck Pizza in Terminal E, and Everything Travel, powered by Amazon’s Just Walk Out Technology, in Terminal D. When Roam Fitness opens alter this summer, we will have a full-service gym in Terminal F.”

The number one best airport for on-time departed was Salt Lake City International (SLC).

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