Southwest falls further behind in on-time arrivals race
Southwest, dealing with a fatal fan-blade fracture and engine explosion last month, plummeted even further behind the rest of the pack than it has been in recent times in the on-time arrivals derby. Southwest finished the month with 76.7% of flights arriving on time in April. That was down from 77.8% in March. Delta, United and American all finished well above 80% for April, and all three had better on-time arrival marks than they had in March. Immediately after the Southwest Flight 1380 fatal incident April 17, Southwest announced it would conduct urgent tests of engine fan blades on all its Boeing 737s out of an abundance of caution. That move quickly caused numerous Southwest flights to be delayed or outright cancelled. <br/>
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Southwest falls further behind in on-time arrivals race
Southwest, dealing with a fatal fan-blade fracture and engine explosion last month, plummeted even further behind the rest of the pack than it has been in recent times in the on-time arrivals derby. Southwest finished the month with 76.7% of flights arriving on time in April. That was down from 77.8% in March. Delta, United and American all finished well above 80% for April, and all three had better on-time arrival marks than they had in March. Immediately after the Southwest Flight 1380 fatal incident April 17, Southwest announced it would conduct urgent tests of engine fan blades on all its Boeing 737s out of an abundance of caution. That move quickly caused numerous Southwest flights to be delayed or outright cancelled. <br/>
