Hawaiian, Delta lead in on-time arrivals; Spirit last
Here are the government's rankings of the leading airlines and their on-time performance for April. The federal government counts a flight as on time if it arrives within 14 minutes of schedule.
1. Hawaiian Airlines, 94.1 percent
2. Delta Air Lines, 90.3 percent
3. Alaska Airlines, 89.4 percent
4. Frontier Airlines, 85.8 percent
5. SkyWest, 85.7 percent
6. ExpressJet, 85.7 percent
7. United Airlines, 85.1 percent
8. American Airlines, 83.5 percent
9. Southwest Airlines, 81.3 percent
10. JetBlue Airways, 78.9 percent
11. Virgin America, 76.4 percent
12. Spirit Airlines, 73.8 percent
Total for all reporting airlines: 84.5 percent
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Source: U.S. Department of Transportation
The report does not cover smaller airlines including Allegiant Air and some regional carriers.