11 seconds ago 2009-11-30T10:05:02-08:00
WASHINGTON – The percentage of flight delays at the nation's largest airlines rose in July compared with a year ago, according to government data released Tuesday.
The government last month said the airline industry's on-time performance in the first half of 2007 was its worst since comparable data began being collected in 1995.
The 20 carriers reported an on-time arrival rate of 69.8 percent in July, down from 73.7 percent a year ago, according to the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Hawaiian Holdings Inc.'s Hawaiian Airlines had the highest on-time arrival rate at 94.7 percent, followed by Aloha Airlines at 91.5 percent and Pinnacle Airlines at 78.9 percent.
Almost half of Atlantic Southeast Airlines were delayed and it had the lowest on-time arrival rate at 54.2 percent, followed by Comair at 62.4 percent and AMR Corp.'s American Airlines at 63.4 percent. Both Comair and Atlantic Southeast, which is owned by SkyWest Inc., are Delta Connection carriers.
The rates of mishandled baggage and customer complaints also rose in July, according to the government data.
