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Number of long (over two-hour) tarmac delays by month, at U.S. airports from September 1, 2006 to August 31, 2007
January 588
February 522
March 452
April 342
May 842
June 2,027
July 1,346
August 1,055
September 706
October 600
November 553
December 466
Jetblue’s infamous 2007 valentine’s day weekend disaster, with planes stuck on runways for hours, threw the spotlight on tarmac wait times and helped fuel interest in a passengers’ bill of rights. (JetBlue voluntarily adopted one on February 20.) But the carrier is not alone; nearly 10,000 flights each year spend over two hours waiting on the runway before departing. Perhaps not surprisingly, the problem peaks during the height of the summer travel season, while April—after winter, but before summer storms—has the fewest tarmac delays.
—W.S.T.
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