US: Airlines increase on-time arrivals, reduce canceled flights
The federal DoT reported Tuesday that 86.5% of US flights in November arrived on time, an improvement over both the previous month and Nov 2015. Less than one-third of 1% of domestic flights on the busiest 12 airlines were canceled, the lowest rate in any month since the department started keeping comparable records in 1995. The previous low was set in September. And the rate of bags that got lost, delayed or damaged was the lowest in figures that go back to 1987, the department said. Hawaiian Airlines and Delta Air Lines posted the best rates for on-time arrivals, over 90%. Virgin America, which is now owned by Alaska Airlines' parent, had the worst mark, 81.4%. Consumers filed 642 complaints about airlines with the DoT, down from 987 a year earlier. Complaints about foreign airlines rose, however. <br/>
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US: Airlines increase on-time arrivals, reduce canceled flights
The federal DoT reported Tuesday that 86.5% of US flights in November arrived on time, an improvement over both the previous month and Nov 2015. Less than one-third of 1% of domestic flights on the busiest 12 airlines were canceled, the lowest rate in any month since the department started keeping comparable records in 1995. The previous low was set in September. And the rate of bags that got lost, delayed or damaged was the lowest in figures that go back to 1987, the department said. Hawaiian Airlines and Delta Air Lines posted the best rates for on-time arrivals, over 90%. Virgin America, which is now owned by Alaska Airlines' parent, had the worst mark, 81.4%. Consumers filed 642 complaints about airlines with the DoT, down from 987 a year earlier. Complaints about foreign airlines rose, however. <br/>
