#5 (tie) Skywest
On-time Arrivals: 78%*
SkyWest is one of the newcomers to the list this year—congrats!
* Figures are from the latest report by the U.S. Department of Transportation (released October 2008). They indicate the percentage of flights that arrived on time from September 1, 2007, to August 31, 2008.
#5 (tie) Frontier
On-time Arrivals: 78%*
Frontier’s performance only dipped by a percentage point, but it was almost enough to boot them from the top 5.
* Figures are from the latest report by the U.S. Department of Transportation (released October 2008). They indicate the percentage of flights that arrived on time from September 1, 2007, to August 31, 2008.
#3 US Airways
On-time Arrivals: 79%*
US Airways was ranked #3 in the worst airlines last year; its stellar 11% gain in on-time performance moved it into the elites in 2008.
* Figures are from the latest report by the U.S. Department of Transportation (released October 2008). They indicate the percentage of flights that arrived on time from September 1, 2007, to August 31, 2008.
#2 Southwest
On-time Arrivals: 80%*
With Aloha out of the picture, Southwest was able to move up with the same level of on-time performance.
* Figures are from the latest report by the U.S. Department of Transportation (released October 2008). They indicate the percentage of flights that arrived on time from September 1, 2007, to August 31, 2008.
#1 Hawaiian
On-time Arrivals: 92%*
Hawaiian crushed its rivals and held on to its #1 ranking despite losing nearly a full percentage point in on-time arrivals.
* Figures are from the latest report by the U.S. Department of Transportation (released October 2008). They indicate the percentage of flights that arrived on time from September 1, 2007, to August 31, 2008.
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