Southwest Airlines makes big on-time arrival statement in January
Southwest Airlines charged to the front of the pack in the January on-time arrivals derby, according to data released Tuesday by OAG. Southwest finished a month in the dead of winter with 80.9% of flights arriving on time, besting perennial frontrunner Delta Air Lines, which came in second with 80.4% of flights arriving on time. Southwest's victory over Delta no doubt will surprise many observers who closely monitor the 4 largest domestic carriers' on-time arrival performance. But Southwest did it after lagging in on-time performance for much of 2017 — an issue the carrier attributed to more crowded planes and bad weather, among other things. Southwest's January numbers certainly suggest the carrier may have found a way to handle these issues. <br/>
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Southwest Airlines makes big on-time arrival statement in January
Southwest Airlines charged to the front of the pack in the January on-time arrivals derby, according to data released Tuesday by OAG. Southwest finished a month in the dead of winter with 80.9% of flights arriving on time, besting perennial frontrunner Delta Air Lines, which came in second with 80.4% of flights arriving on time. Southwest's victory over Delta no doubt will surprise many observers who closely monitor the 4 largest domestic carriers' on-time arrival performance. But Southwest did it after lagging in on-time performance for much of 2017 — an issue the carrier attributed to more crowded planes and bad weather, among other things. Southwest's January numbers certainly suggest the carrier may have found a way to handle these issues. <br/>
