US BTS: Carriers average highest flight cancellation rate on record in Apr-2020

29 June, 2020

US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released (26-Jun-2020) the Air Travel Consumer Report for Apr-2020. Details for reporting carriers include:

  • Overall on time arrivals: 55.7%, the lowest rate since reporting began in 1987;
    • Highest on time arrivals rates:
      • Hawaiian Airlines: 80.9%;
      • Alaska Airlines: 77.3%;
      • Spirit Airlines: 74.6%;
    • Lowest on time arrivals rates:
      • Allegiant Air: 10.4%;
      • Southwest Airlines: 47.0%;
      • Frontier Airlines: 49.6%;
  • Flight cancellation rate: 41.3%, highest rate on record;
    • Highest flight cancellation rates:
      • Allegiant Air: 84.7%;
      • Southwest Airlines: 51.6%;
      • Frontier Airlines: 47.7%;
    • Lowest flight cancellation rates:
      • Hawaiian Airlines: 17.6%;
      • Spirit Airlines: 19.8%;
      • Alaska Airlines: 20.3%. [more - original PR]