US: Airline delays and cancellations rise due to hurricane
Partly because of Hurricane Harvey, which shut down both major Houston airports for several days, cancelled flights surged and delays increased on US airlines in August. The airlines, however, seem to be losing track of fewer bags, and consumer complaints are down from a year ago. The DoT said Tuesday that the dozen airlines covered in its monthly air travel consumer report canceled 2.2% of their flights, up from 1.4% in August of last year. The department said that 77.1% of domestic flights arrived on time, down from 77.6% in August 2016. The government counts a flight on time if it arrives within 14 minutes of schedule. Hawaiian Airlines had the best rating among the 12 largest US airlines, with 93% of its flights on time. The airline benefits from often-favorable weather and many short flights among the islands in its home state. Virgin America had the worst rate, followed closely by JetBlue Airways. Both carriers were late more than 30% of the time. Nine domestic flights and two international flights were stuck on the ground so long that the airlines involved could be fined. The department said it was investigating all 11 incidents.<br/>
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US: Airline delays and cancellations rise due to hurricane
Partly because of Hurricane Harvey, which shut down both major Houston airports for several days, cancelled flights surged and delays increased on US airlines in August. The airlines, however, seem to be losing track of fewer bags, and consumer complaints are down from a year ago. The DoT said Tuesday that the dozen airlines covered in its monthly air travel consumer report canceled 2.2% of their flights, up from 1.4% in August of last year. The department said that 77.1% of domestic flights arrived on time, down from 77.6% in August 2016. The government counts a flight on time if it arrives within 14 minutes of schedule. Hawaiian Airlines had the best rating among the 12 largest US airlines, with 93% of its flights on time. The airline benefits from often-favorable weather and many short flights among the islands in its home state. Virgin America had the worst rate, followed closely by JetBlue Airways. Both carriers were late more than 30% of the time. Nine domestic flights and two international flights were stuck on the ground so long that the airlines involved could be fined. The department said it was investigating all 11 incidents.<br/>
