Delta Air Lines was the most punctual carrier in the United States in 2022, a recent report revealed. In total, Delta had an on-time rate of 82.1 percent, according to the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR).
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Airlines With the Most CancellationsSpirit Airlines had the most cancellations last week—2.07% of its flights. Frontier Airlines was right behind Spirit, with 1.87% of flights canceled.
BTS data from July 2021 to June 2022 shows Hawaiian performed best of all U.S. airlines with just a 0.81% cancellation rate. Delta took second place again — with a cancellation rate of 1.63%. Meanwhile, merger partners JetBlue (3.81%) and Spirit Airlines (4.11%) canceled the highest percentage of all flights.
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.
#1 Delta Airlines - The US' Most Reliable AirlineAlthough Delta scored top overall, the airline is steadily in the middle of the pack for mishandled bags. They also rank among the worst for denied boarding, but the percentages are very small - 0.05% in 2022 and 0.07% in 2023.
In addition, if flying over large areas of land, day-time temperatures can rapidly increase, creating convection air movement and thus turbulence, so travelling in the early morning before temperatures get high can avoid this turbulence.
What Time of Day Has the Most Turbulence? It might be surprising to learn that turbulence is actually worse in the daytime. In the early morning and night time, wind speeds typically reduce, and thunderstorms clear up.
Another 23 percent of all domestic flights were delayed, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Already in 2023, the United States has seen nearly 27,000 cancellations (which amounts to 1.66 percent of all flights).
Airlines often blame the weather for delays. But staffing shortages can make those worse. And it shows in the data. The pressure on the system became clear during a recent four-day period this summer: June 24-27, when 31,850 flights — a third of all flights nationwide — were delayed.