Airline On-Time Performance Down In April

By Andrew Compart andrew_compart@aviationweek.com .

Domestic on-time performance for U.S. carriers fell to its second lowest for any April in the past 17 years, the Transportation Department’s Bureau for Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported June 7.

This year’s severe storms in April likely were a big factor. Weather accounted for 40% of the arrival delays for the month, which is even higher than the percentage for the ...

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