Articles tagged “on-time”

Airlines

4 Charts Showing the State of Airline Flight Schedules Around the World

Airlines would help themselves and travelers by communicating what realistic flight times are on busy routes and explaining that travelers should expect a flight to be a certain number of minutes longer or shorter depending on conditions.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 8 years ago

Airlines

United CEO to Frequent Flyers: ‘We Can Do Better’

United CEO Oscar Munoz Munoz is saying all the right things and needs to reassure MileagePlus members before more of them bolt to other airlines. But after years of poor performance, members of United's loyalty program and other customers will want to see concrete results, not just the verbiage.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

United CEO to Frequent Flyers: ‘We Can Do Better’

Airlines

Gulf Carriers’ Bad On-Time Performances Stray From Their Superior Service Standards

We can't say for sure why the Gulf carriers have embarrassing on-time performance records, but we feel the answer is likely a combination of the responses we received from aviation experts and the airlines themselves.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago

Airlines

The Best Global Airlines for On-Time Performance for January 2015

This is encouraging news for Asia-Pacific carriers but plenty still rank towards the bottom of the overall list with enormous average delay times. We're looking at you, Emirates.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago

The Best Global Airlines for On-Time Performance for January 2015

Airlines

U.S. Airports and Airlines in the West Have the Best On-Time Performance

On-time arrival and departure rates often have more to do with location and weather than actual operations; however, steep drops or inclines in performance can highlight an underlying problem.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

U.S. Airports and Airlines in the West Have the Best On-Time Performance

Airlines

Flights’ On-Time Rates Fell Slightly in August, Especially in Asia

The delays in Asia likely result from the fact that the travel industry there is growing so fast that infrastructure can't keep up. Delays have been endemic to China's airports for some time now, which is part of what keeps the country's rail system so healthy.

Eliza Ronalds-Hannon, Skift | 11 years ago

Flights’ On-Time Rates Fell Slightly in August, Especially in Asia

Airlines

What’s really behind the decrease in lost airline baggage: Fees and fines

The torrent of bag fees means fewer bags to mishandle, and DOT liability increases gave airlines a bigger kick in the behind to get their act together.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

What’s really behind the decrease in lost airline baggage: Fees and fines

Airlines

Delta goes from worst to first for on-time performance by major U.S. airlines

With merger challenges in the past and threats from Southwest at its biggest hub, Delta needed to step up to the plate to improve its terrible numbers and it did.

Kelly Yamanouchi, Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 11 years ago

Delta goes from worst to first for on-time performance by major U.S. airlines