The first performance numbers of 2013 have just been released by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, so let’s see who’s starting out the year right – and wrong.
But is your on-time flight a cheap flight?
Airlines: Best On-Time Arrival Rates
- Virgin America – 93%
- Hawaiian Airlines – 92.5%
- AirTran – 89.5%
Airlines: Worst On-Time Arrival Rates
- Frontier – 71.3%
- ExpressJet – 71.6%
- American Eagle – 75%
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Airlines: Most Canceled Flights
- Pinnacle Airlines – 3.9%
- Mesa Airlines – 2.9%
- ExpressJet – 2.9%
Airlines: Fewest Canceled Flights
- Virgin American – 0.0% (the airline actually canceled one flight)
- Hawaiian – 0.1%
- Frontier – 0.2%
6 bag tips: right vs. wrong luggage
Overall Mishandled Baggage Rate
There were 3.41 reports of missing luggage per 1,000 passengers in January, which was better than the previous month’s rate but not quite as good as it was for January 2012.
Best and Worst Airports
This list only includes the 29 busiest airports in the U.S.
- Best on-time arrival rate: Las Vegas
- Worst on-time arrival rate: Newark
- Best on-time departure rate: Seattle
- Worst on-time departure rate: Chicago O’Hare
