Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines ranked near the top among U.S. carriers for on-time performance in the first quarter of the year, according to a federal report.
For January-March 2018, Delta was No. 2 for punctuality with an 86.37 percent on-time arrival rate, according to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Alaska Airlines held the No. 1 spot with an 87 percent on-time rate.
However, Delta’s regional carrier subsidiary Endeavor Air ranked 13th out of 18 carriers for on-time performance.
Airline on-time arrival rate, January-March 2018
1. Alaska, 87.02%
2. Delta, 86.37%
3. Hawaiian, 84.8%
4. United, 84.4%
5. Spirit, 83.37%
6. American, 81.89%
7. Southwest, 79.34%
8. Mesa, 78.94%
9. Allegiant, 78.45%
10. Republic, 77.98%
11. SkyWest, 77.91%
12. Virgin Amerca, 77.61%
13. Endeavor, 76.96%
14. Envoy, 76.51%
15. ExpressJet, 76.29%
16. Frontier, 75.77%
17. PSA, 72.65%
18. JetBlue, 67.92%
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
For the month of March alone, Delta ranked No. 1 for on-time performance with 86.97 percent of flights arriving on time, followed closely behind by Alaska at 86.77 percent.
