Frontier Airlines has had the worst on-time arrival performance so far in 2023. Just 65.41% of Frontier flights arrived on time from January through April 2023.
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The least punctual airline of all U.S. carriers was Frontier which had an average on-time arrival of 73.14 percent. Coming in just above that was JetBlue with an on-time arrival of 73.5 percent. At the very top of the list, with the most on-time arrivals was Hawaiian with 87.72 percent.
10. Regarding the most punctual Airline in the world, 1st place goes to South America's Azul Brazilian Airlines, which had 88.93 percent of flights taking off on time in 2022, followed by Japan's All Nippon Airlines, which is the runner-up with a punctuality record of 88.61 percent, according to sources. 1.
“Making up lost time can be tough for pilots, as we can only theoretically fly at certain maximum speeds.” While the plane may be able to go slightly faster, additional fuel burn has to be taken into consideration—and in many cases, it's not worth it to the airline's bottom line.
In the United States, airlines are not required to compensate passengers when flights are delayed or cancelled. Compensation is required by U.S. law only when certain passengers are “bumped” from a flight that is oversold.
If your flight's delayed for 3 or more hoursYou're entitled to get compensation if the flight arrives more than 3 hours late and it's the airline's fault - for example, if they didn't get enough bookings or there was a technical fault.
The overall worst airport in the US for delays is JFK, based on our study of over 40,000 flights from the summer of 2022. JFK is followed by Chicago Midway, Newark, Orlando International, LaGuardia, and Denver.
If there is a flight delay of 2 hours, the airline staff will usually provide you with vouchers that can be redeemed at local airport restaurants and snack bars.
When a flight delay occurs, you are entitled to assistance and a choice between rerouting, reimbursement, or rebooking. If you arrive at your destination more than 3 hours after your scheduled arrival time, you are entitled to the same reimbursement, rerouting, and rebooking structure as a denied boarding.
If you arrive at your destination within 1 hour of your original scheduled arrival time, you will not be compensated. If you arrive at your destination between 1 to 2 hours after your original arrival time, you will be compensated for 200% of your one-way ticket price or a $775 maximum.
This means pilots could opt to go above the speed to make up time, although this burns more fuel - not just costing more, but affecting the environment. So pilots will likely only do it if the costs mean they can avoid other expensive issues, such as missed flight connections.
According to data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (which currently only has numbers through May), 20.8 percent of flights were delayed so far in 2023, compared to 18.8 percent in 2019.