Flying Is Hell, But U.S. Airlines Are Improving On-Time Performance
LatestIn news that will scarcely impact how miserable it is to fly, United States airlines are reaching their destinations on time more often than ever before. In fact, the second half of 2015 saw performance records that were “among the best ever.”
Drawing from the Department of Transportation’s data, Mashable reports that “87 percent of flights on the leading carriers arrived on time in October. That’s the third best month ever, up from September 2015, when airlines were punctual 86.5 percent of the time, and considerably improved from October 2014 when they were punctual 80 percent of the time.”
Great job, guys! Would you all like a cookie? You should have plenty stashed now that so few airlines see fit to feed their passengers.
My fussiness aside, these are impressive percentages. They may not, however, reliably measure airline timeliness. From Mashable: