Washington, DC – January 2006 – The on-time performance of the nation’s largest airlines improved in November 2005 compared to the same month last year, although the carriers had a lower percentage of on-time flights than in October, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report recently released by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
According to information filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of DOT’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), the 20 carriers reporting on-time performance recorded an overall on-time arrival rate of 80.0 percent in November, an improvement over November 2004’s 79.1 percent but below October 2005’s 81.3 percent.
The monthly report also includes data on flight cancellations and causes of flight delays, as well as information on reports of mishandled baggage filed with the carriers, and consumer service, disability and discrimination complaints received by DOT’s Aviation Consumer Protection Division. The report also includes reports required to be filed by U.S. carriers of incidents involving pets traveling by air.
Cancellations
The consumer report includes BTS data on the number of domestic flights canceled by the reporting carriers. In November, the carriers canceled 1.0 percent of their scheduled domestic flights, a smaller rate of cancellations than both November 2004’s 1.2 percent and October 2005’s 1.8 percent.
Causes of Flight Delays
The carriers filing on-time performance data reported that 7.48 percent of their November flights were delayed by aviation system delays, compared to 6.37 percent in October 2005; 5.21 percent by late-arriving aircraft, compared to 5.01 percent in October; 5.41 percent by factors within the airline’s control, such as maintenance or crew problems, compared to 4.76 percent in October; 0.69 percent by extreme weather, compared to 0.68 in October; and 0.03 percent for security reasons, the same percentage as October. Weather is a factor in both the extreme-weather category and the aviation-system category. This includes delays due to the re-routing of flights by DOT’s Federal Aviation Administration in consultation with the carriers involved. Weather is also a factor in delays attributed to late-arriving aircraft, although airlines do not report specific causes in that category.
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BTS 4Q 2005 Stats
According to information filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), a part of DOT’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), the 20 carriers reporting on-time performance recorded an overall on-time arrival rate of 80.0 percent in November, an improvement over November 2004’s 79.1 percent but below October 2005’s 81.3 percent.
The monthly report also includes data on flight cancellations and causes of flight delays, as well as information on reports of mishandled baggage filed with the carriers, and consumer service, disability and discrimination complaints received by DOT’s Aviation Consumer Protection Division. The report also includes reports required to be filed by U.S. carriers of incidents involving pets traveling by air.
Cancellations
The consumer report includes BTS data on the number of domestic flights canceled by the reporting carriers. In November, the carriers canceled 1.0 percent of their scheduled domestic flights, a smaller rate of cancellations than both November 2004’s 1.2 percent and October 2005’s 1.8 percent.
Causes of Flight Delays
The carriers filing on-time performance data reported that 7.48 percent of their November flights were delayed by aviation system delays, compared to 6.37 percent in October 2005; 5.21 percent by late-arriving aircraft, compared to 5.01 percent in October; 5.41 percent by factors within the airline’s control, such as maintenance or crew problems, compared to 4.76 percent in October; 0.69 percent by extreme weather, compared to 0.68 in October; and 0.03 percent for security reasons, the same percentage as October. Weather is a factor in both the extreme-weather category and the aviation-system category. This includes delays due to the re-routing of flights by DOT’s Federal Aviation Administration in consultation with the carriers involved. Weather is also a factor in delays attributed to late-arriving aircraft, although airlines do not report specific causes in that category.
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BTS 4Q 2005 Stats
