Air Travel Consumer Report November 2015 PDF

U.S.
Department
of Transportation
Air Travel Consumer Report

A Product Of The
OFFICE OF AVIATION ENFORCEMENT AND PROCEEDINGS

Aviation Consumer Protection Division
Issued: November 2015
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Flight Delays
September 2015
1
Mishandled Baggage
September 2015
January September 2015
3 Quarter 2015
Oversales
rd
September 2015
Consumer Complaints
(Includes Disability and
Discrimination Complaints)
Customer Service Reports to
3
the Dept. of Homeland Security
4
Airline Animal Incident Reports
Data collected by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Website: http://www.bts.gov

Data compiled by the Aviation Consumer Protection Division. Website: http://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer
3
Data provided by the Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration
4
Data collected by the Aviation Consumer Protection Division
2
September 2015
September 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section
Page
Introduction
2
Flight Delays
Explanation
Table 1
Overall Percentage of Reported Flight
Operations Arriving On Time, by Carrier
Table 1A
Overall Percentage of Reported Flight
Operations Arriving On Time and Carrier Rank,
by Month, Quarter, and Data Base to Date
Table 2
Number of Reported Flight Arrivals and Percentage
Arriving On Time, by Carrier and Airport
Table 3
Percentage of All Carriers' Reported Flight Operations
Arriving On Time, by Airport and Time of Day
Table 4
Percentage of All Carriers' Reported Flight Operations
Departing On Time, by Airport and Time of Day
Table 5
List of Regularly Scheduled Flights with More than
50% Delayed Arrivals of More Than 30 Minutes
Table 6
Number and Percentage of Regularly
Scheduled Flights Arriving Late 70% of the
Time or More
Table 7
On-Time Arrival and Departure
Percentage, by Airport
Table 8
Overall Number and Percentage of Flight
Cancellations, by Carrier
Table 8A
Number and Percentage of Regularly Scheduled Flights
Canceled 5% or More of the Time, By Carrier.
Table 9
Flight Causation Data, By Airline and Category
Table 10
Flight Causation Data, Graphic Representation
3
4
Section
Flight Delays (continued)
Table 11
List of Regularly Scheduled Flights with Tarmac
Delays Over 3 Hours, By Carrier
Table 11A
List of Regularly Scheduled International Flights with
Tarmac Delays Over 4 Hours, By Carrier
Table 12
Number and Percentage of Regularly Scheduled Flights
With Tarmac Delays of 2 Hours or More, By Carrier
Footnotes
Appendix
Page
24
25
26
27
28
10
12
Mishandled Baggage
Explanation
Ranking September 2015
Ranking January - September 2015
Oversales
Explanation
Ranking 3rd Quarter 2015
Ranking January - September 2015
29
30
31
32
33
34
14
15
16
20
Consumer Complaints
Explanation
Complaint Tables 1-5 (September 2015)
Summary, Complaint Categories, U.S. Airlines,
Incident Date and Companies Other Than
U.S. Airlines
Ranking, Table 6 (September 2015)
35
36
41
Complaint Tables 1-4 (January September 2015)

Summary, Complaint Categories, U.S. Airlines,
and Companies Other Than U.S. Airlines
Ranking, Table 5 (January September 2015)
42
47
Complaint Categories
48
Customer Service Reports to the

Department of Homeland Security (September 2015) .......................
49
Airline Reports to DOT of Incidents Involving

the Loss, Injury, or Death of Animals
During Air Transportation (September 2015)....................................
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INTRODUCTION
The Air Travel Consumer Report is a monthly product of the Department of Transportation's Office of Aviation Enforcement and
Proceedings (OAEP). The report is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by the airlines.
The report is divided into six sections (Flight Delays, Mishandled Baggage, Oversales, Consumer Complaints, Customer Service
Reports to the Transportation Security Administration, and Airline Reports of the Loss, Injury, or Death of Animals During Air
Transportation). The sections that deal with flight delays, mishandled baggage and oversales are based on data collected by the
Departments Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The section that deals with consumer complaints is based on data compiled by the
OAEPs Aviation Consumer Protection Division (ACPD). The section that deals with customer service reports to the Department of
Homeland Securitys Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is based on data provided by TSA. The section that deals with
animal incidents during air transport is based on reports required to be submitted by airlines to the ACPD. Each section of the report
is preceded by a brief explanation of how to read and understand the information provided.
The report normally is released by the end of the second week of each month. The report is available via the Internet at:
http://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer
FLIGHT DELAYS
This section provides information about airline on-time performance, flight delays, and
cancellations. It is based on data filed by airlines each month with the Department of
Transportations Bureau of Transportation Statistics (Office of Airline Information), as
described in 14 CFR Part 234 of DOT's regulations. It covers nonstop scheduled-service
flights between points within the United States (including territories) by the fourteen (14)
U.S. air carriers that have at least one percent of total domestic scheduled-service
passenger revenues.
The rule requires carriers to currently report on operations to and from the 29 U.S.
airports that account for at least one percent of the nation's total domestic scheduledservice passenger enplanements (see Appendix for a complete list of the reportable
airports). However, all reporting airlines have voluntarily provided data for their entire
domestic systems, and that information is included in this report.
A flight is counted as "on time" if it operated less than 15 minutes after the scheduled
time shown in the carriers' Computerized Reservations Systems (CRS). All tables in this
report except Table 4 are based on gate arrival times; Table 4 is based on gate departure
times.
In fulfilling DOTs data reporting requirements, the reporting air carriers use automated
and/or manual systems for collecting flight data. Those using an automated system rely
on the Aircraft Communication Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS), the
Docking Guidance System (DGS) or Airborne Flight Information System (AFIS). Based
on the latest information available to DOT, of the 13 reporting air carriers, six carriers
(Envoy, ExpressJet, Frontier, Hawaiian, Southwest and Virgin America) use ACARS
exclusively; SkyWest uses ACARS and AFIS; two carriers (American and United) use a
combination of ACARS and DGS; and four carriers (Alaska, Delta, JetBlue and Spirit)
use a combination of ACARS and manual reporting systems.
As indicated above, a carrier may voluntarily file data for its entire domestic system.
Tables 2, 3, and 4 are limited to the 29 required or "reportable" airports; Tables 5, 6 and 7
contain data on flights to/from all airports that were reported. Tables 1 and 8 each have
one column for the 29 "reportable" airports and another for all of the airports reported;
see footnote C for additional explanation.
Tables 1 through 4 display percentages of flight operations that were on time, while
Tables 5 and 6 show service that was late. Tables 1, 1A, and 2 present data by carrier;
airlines are ranked by performance in Table 1 and are listed in alphabetical order by
carrier code in Table 2 (see Appendix for codes). Beginning with the February 1988
report, Table 1A shows carrier rankings by month and time-series data on the percentage
of flight operations that arrived on time.
Tables 3 and 4 provide information by airport and time of day. Table 5 is a list of the
regularly scheduled flights with more than 50% delayed arrivals of more than 30 minutes
for two or more consecutive months. Table 6, like Tables 1, 1A, and 2, presents data by
carrier, but lists the carriers in rank order from worst to best based on the number of
flights which were late 70% of the time or more. Table 7 lists more than 200 cities in
alphabetical order with the corresponding on-time arrival and departure percentages.
Tables 3, 4, and 5 contain information on the time of day that a flight operated. All times
are local. A 10:50 a.m. departure from Atlanta is 10:50 a.m. Atlanta time; if that flight
arrived in Dallas at 11:45 a.m., that is 11:45 a.m. Dallas time. If a flight's scheduled
operating time changed during the month, Table 5 shows the time that was in effect for
the last flight operation performed that month.
Table 8 displays the number of operations, number of flight cancellations, and percentage
of cancellations by air carrier for the reportable airports and for the air carriers domestic
system. Table 8A displays the number and percentage of regularly scheduled flights
canceled 5% or more of the time.
Table 9 displays airline flight delay causation data by categories, and Table 10 provides
an overall graphic representation of that data.
Table 11 lists the regularly scheduled flights with tarmac delays of more than 3 hours and
Table 11A lists the regularly scheduled international flights with tarmac delays of more
than 4 hours. Table 12 displays the number and percentage of regularly scheduled flights
with tarmac delays of 2 hours or more.
Except for the flights listed in Tables 5, 11 and 11A this report provides summary
information - it does not show the on-time record of individual flights. The on-time
performance for individual markets and flights can be searched
at http://www.bts.gov/programs/airline_information/airline_ontime_statistics/
Airline Service Quality Performance data from the most recent six months is available for
free download as a CD product from the BTS Bookstore
at https://www.bts.gov/pdc/index.xml CDs for earlier months can be purchased by
sending an email to: [email protected] Additional summary data for airports and airlines
can be found at BTS Flight Delays at-a-Glance
at: http://www.transtats.bts.gov/HomeDrillChart.asp
Cause of delay data for airports and airlines can be found
at: http://www.transtats.bts.gov/OT_Delay/OT_DelayCause1.asp
Information on the performance of specific flights is displayed on the CRS used by most
airlines and travel agencies. Each of the reporting carriers' flights have a one-digit code
between 0 and 9 representing that flight's percentage of on-time operations for the latest
reported month. For example, "8" means that flight arrived on time (within 15 minutes)
between 80% and 89.9% of the time during the latest reported month.
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SEPTEMBER 2015
AIR TRAVEL CONSUMER REPORT
TABLE 1. OVERALL PERCENTAGE OF REPORTED FLIGHT OPERATIONS ARRIVING ON TIME BY CARRIER*
AT 29 REPORTABLE AIRPORTS B/
AT ALL US AIRPORTS C/
NUMBER OF
AIRPORTS
REPORTED
PERCENT OF
ARRIVALS
ON TIME D/
NUMBER OF
AIRPORTS
REPORTED
PERCENT OF
ARRIVALS
ON TIME D/
DELTA AIR LINES S/
29
90.2
146
90.5
ALASKA AIRLINES S/
25
89.0
61
88.7
CARRIER
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES S/***
24
86.9
86
87.8
VIRGIN AMERICA S/
15
85.9
18
86.4
UNITED AIRLINES S/
28
86.3
83
86.2
EXPRESSJET AIRLINES S/
17
85.9
160
85.8
FRONTIER AIRLINES S/
24
85.7
49
85.8
AMERICAN AIRLINES S/
28
85.5
88
85.6
SKYWEST AIRLINES S/
22
85.3
179
85.3
ENVOY AIR S/
11
84.1
108
84.7
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES S/
77.1
17
84.2
JETBLUE AIRWAYS S/
24
79.9
63
80.0
SPIRIT AIRLINES S/****
19
76.1
33
76.7
TOTAL
86.2
86.5
For simplicity, statistics are displayed to one decimal place. Actual ranking order is based on our computer carrying out the number of decimal places to nine.
* All U.S. airlines with at least one percent of total domestic scheduled-service passenger revenues, plus other carriers that report voluntarily. The carriers that are
ranked in this table are the same carriers that are ranked in the Mishandled Baggage and Consumer Complaints sections of this report.
** Effective July 2015, data of the merged operations of American Airlines and US Airways are combined, and appear only as American Airlines in this table.
*** Effective January 2015, data of the merged operations of Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways are combined, and appear only as Southwest Airlines in this table.
**** Per BTS Technical Directive #24 issued October 10, 2014, Spirit Airlines became a reporting carrier effective January 2015.
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TABLE 1A. OVERALL PERCENTAGE OF REPORTED FLIGHT OPERATIONS ARRIVING ON TIME AND CARRIER RANK, BY MONTH, QUARTER, AND 12 MONTHS
Carrier*
4th
Quarter
10-12 2014
1st
Quarter
01-03 2015
2nd
Quarter
04-06 2015
3rd
Quarter
07-09 2015
Jul-15
Aug-15
12 Months
Ending
Sep 2015
Sep-15
Rank
Rank
Rank
Rank
Rank
Rank
Rank
ALASKA
84.1
85.1
88.2
85.9
86.4
82.9
88.7
85.9
Rank
2
AMERICAN**
78.8
75.9
78.0
82.0
80.0
80.6
85.6
78.4
-AMERICAN
75.8
(--)
75.1
(--)
77.9
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
-US AIRWAYS
82.5
(--)
77.1
(--)
81.5
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
DELTA
87.4
82.8
85.3
86.6
84.2
85.5
90.5
85.6
ENVOY
66.2
12
60.6
13
74.8
10
81.1
78.6
80.5
84.7
10
70.0
12
EXPRESSJET
77.3
73.6
76.1
81.6
78.7
80.8
85.8
77.1
FRONTIER
74.6
11
64.0
12
71.1
12
78.0
11
71.4
12
77.1
11
85.8
72.3
11
HAWAIIAN
89.0
85.1
91.3
84.8
88.6
81.5
84.2
11
87.5
JETBLUE
81.7
68.0
11
81.0
76.7
12
76.5
74.0
12
80.0
12
76.8
SKYWEST
74.9
10
76.8
80.8
81.1
78.7
79.8
85.3
78.5
SOUTHWEST***
77.9
79.0
77.6
80.0
73.5
11
79.5
87.8
78.5
-SOUTHWEST
77.5
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
-AIRTRAN
88.2
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
(--)
SPIRIT****
(--)
(--)
70.5
10
61.8
13
69.6
13
68.7
13
63.7
13
76.7
13
(--)
(--)
UNITED
76.8
75.9
73.9
11
79.3
10
73.5
10
78.8
10
86.2
76.5
10
VIRGIN AMERICA
78.0
79.2
79.9
81.2
76.8
80.6
86.4
79.6
Total
78.6
76.3
79.0
81.5
78.1
80.3
86.5
78.8
* All U.S. airlines with at least one percent of total domestic scheduled-service passenger revenues, plus other carriers that report voluntarily (Mesa).
** Effective July 2015, data of the merged operations of American Airlines and US Airways are combined, and appear only as American Airlines in this table. Individual
carrier data for 2014 is provided for historical purposes.
Individual carrier data for 2014 is provided for historical purposes.
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TABLE 2. NUMBER OF REPORTED FLIGHT ARRIVALS AND PERCENTAGE ARRIVING ON TIME D/ BY CARRIER AND AIRPORT (REPORTABLE AIRPORTS ONLY)
ARRIVAL AIRPORT*
ATL
BOS
BWI
# OF
ARR.
% ON
TIME
# OF
ARR.
% ON
TIME
# OF
ARR.
AMERICAN**
919
82.0
2480
82.2
ALASKA
60
90.0
120
86.7
CARRIER
H/
JETBLUE
CLT
% ON
TIME
# OF
ARR.
512
76.4
7715
52
78.8
DCA
DEN
% ON
TIME
# OF
ARR.
86.8
2501
83.0
120
81.7
H/
% ON
TIME
# OF
ARR.
DFW
DTW
% ON
TIME
# OF
ARR.
% ON
TIME
# OF
ARR.
% ON
TIME
829
85.2
11899
90.7
508
89.8
144
91.7
132
93.9
30
90.0
80.3
3306
82.1
162
87.0
117
81.2
845
82.8
91
81.3
56
96.4
117
DELTA
20118
92.7
1132
86.5
605
89.9
522
92.9
794
85.8
669
92.4
494
94.1
4511
90.2
EXPRESSJET
4856
83.5
216
85.6
40
72.5
352
80.7
227
83.7
100.0
2524
90.2
1764
85.7
FRONTIER
540
78.3
88
79.5
1961
89.8
120
92.5
77
ENVOY
67
82.1
SPIRIT****
581
67.6
SKYWEST
388
UNITED
326
TOTAL
H/
H/
240
74.6
84.5
19
89.5
84.4
1105
81.6
141
91.5
H/
VIRGIN AMERICA
SOUTHWEST***
H/
H/
H/
83.0
H/
HAWAIIAN
60
138
78.3
321
72.9
H/
297
78.8
H/
H/
H/
H/
43
H/
H/
76.7
H/
H/
90.9
H/
3741
90.2
142
77.5
321
88.5
761
80.6
606
77.4
93
66.7
176
81.8
4090
88.6
357
85.7
953
84.2
51
84.3
415
79.0
4253
90.1
264
87.9
110
80.0
111
81.1
H/
H/
H/
3476
88.8
965
83.1
5590
84.7
175
74.9
1272
87.8
5034
89.6
31331
89.6
9724
82.8
7717
83.7
9085
86.4
6592
83.8
17393
89.3
H/
H/
20348
H/
90.2
569
86.5
9387
87.2
* See Appendix at end of this section for list of airport and carrier codes.
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ARRIVAL AIRPORT*
EWR
FLL
IAD
% ON
TIME
# OF
ARR.
AMERICAN**
641
77.5
ALASKA
61
91.8
JETBLUE
532
79.5
1422
74.4
173
84.4
DELTA
511
89.4
791
86.6
244
92.6
206
94.2
EXPRESSJET
2661
92
87.0
4639
90.5
85.1
200
82.5
150
76.0
HAWAIIAN
ENVOY
56
SKYWEST
78.4
30
80.0
H/
47
% ON
TIME
# OF
ARR.
217
81.6
30
86.7
H/
H/
75.0
H/
H/
SPIRIT****
583
82.1
H/
H/
FRONTIER
# OF
ARR.
JFK
# OF
ARR.
CARRIER
% ON
TIME
IAH
958
H/
756
84.0
33
97.0
H/
H/
UNITED
3572
85.6
291
84.9
1637
86.4
VIRGIN AMERICA
166
92.2
61
83.6
147
87.1
SOUTHWEST***
504
83.5
1148
81.5
185
85.4
8704
83.8
5331
79.3
2925
86.2
TOTAL
# OF
ARR.
H/
H/
H/
H/
H/
76.2
% ON
TIME
542
73.4
1326
86.7
4521
90.1
H/
H/
12173
LAS
% ON
TIME
# OF
ARR.
1500
79.7
15
93.3
3560
2100
% ON
TIME
# OF
ARR.
1245
88.1
314
92.4
78.1
403
84.3
1018
H/
H/
27
66.7
165
72.1
H/
H/
LGA
% ON
TIME
# OF
ARR.
3192
85.1
2256
895
89.6
81.6
365
88.5
540
75.4
90.5
2498
86.1
1929
85.2
807
82.0
437
85.8
147
89.1
90
81.1
73
82.2
132
90.9
H/
H/
H/
H/
% ON
TIME
81.4
H/
H/
685
75.3
893
79.5
474
77.2
330
78.8
140
85.7
2982
76.9
15
80.0
356
87.1
1057
88.6
2437
82.1
711
79.7
322
87.9
323
86.1
1071
83.4
107
69.2
6125
90.4
3312
80.8
948
85.1
12028
88.6
17505
82.7
8418
81.5
H/
88.7
LAX
8045
80.6
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ARRIVAL AIRPORT*
MCO
MDW
# OF
ARR.
% ON
TIME
1427
77.9
ALASKA
58
89.7
JETBLUE
1449
80.7
DELTA
1232
90.4
CARRIER
AMERICAN**
H/
EXPRESSJET
FRONTIER
381
ENVOY
90.7
87
85.1
H/
H/
H/
H/
75.0
H/
SKYWEST
31
H/
H/
VIRGIN AMERICA
30
96.7
2606
85.6
6980
88.6
8380
83.5
7323
88.5
TOTAL
PHX
% ON
TIME
# OF
ARR.
% ON
TIME
# OF
ARR.
% ON
TIME
# OF
ARR.
% ON
TIME
# OF
ARR.
% ON
TIME
4209
78.3
671
85.5
4756
84.7
374
88.5
3768
85.0
4533
90.2
93.3
179
89.4
1170
91.8
30
73.3
176
87.5
215
82.3
117
76.9
143
87.4
60
73.3
508
90.2
607
86.2
548
92.0
100.0
100.0
74.6
141
85.1
30
80.0
701
60
H/
87.6
H/
77.8
5263
89.0
660
84.7
398
83.7
3817
85.1
182
92.3
437
82.6
H/
H/
78.5
H/
84.6
PHL
# OF
ARR.
335
793
PDX
% ON
TIME
H/
77.4
ORD
# OF
ARR.
180
UNITED
SOUTHWEST***
MSP
H/
H/
225
82.4
404
% ON
TIME
H/
H/
H/
H/
H/
HAWAIIAN
SPIRIT****
# OF
ARR.
MIA
H/
5642
82.2
H/
90
95.6
30
56.7
H/
272
H/
3
100.0
H/
303
68.0
957
73.5
69
75.4
150
72.0
54
87.0
32
75.0
2269
83.4
3758
81.8
482
89.8
50.0
1443
89.7
189
79.9
333
84.1
5608
86.3
511
88.1
354
79.7
451
86.3
140
80.7
30
93.3
1084
90.0
672
83.3
4588
88.6
4465
89.5
6005
83.8
12025
89.2
H/
H/
5646
H/
79.5
691
87.7
10170
86.5
H/
26169
83.7
H/
H/
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ARRIVAL AIRPORT*
SAN
CARRIER
# OF
ARR.
SEA
% ON
TIME
SFO
SLC
TPA
# OF
ARR.
% ON
TIME
# OF
ARR.
% ON
TIME
# OF
ARR.
% ON
TIME
# OF
ARR.
% ON
TIME
AMERICAN**
701
85.4
758
84.7
1362
85.7
346
90.2
965
82.3
ALASKA
455
90.8
4600
87.7
457
88.6
189
95.8
30
93.3
JETBLUE
113
85.0
206
77.7
445
78.4
120
70.8
434
80.0
DELTA
498
93.8
1318
87.1
946
85.5
3012
93.7
777
88.7
94
89.4
115
H/
EXPRESSJET
H/
H/
H/
FRONTIER
82
89.0
97
81.4
181
86.7
HAWAIIAN
30
63.3
60
68.3
60
70.0
H/
ENVOY
H/
H/
180
84.4
SKYWEST
630
82.5
UNITED
703
89.5
798
87.1
VIRGIN AMERICA
169
94.1
187
77.0
SOUTHWEST***
2612
87.5
1136
83.8
1288
81.4
6173
87.7
10511
86.5
13318
85.0
TOTAL
1351
H/
H/
H/
H/
H/
SPIRIT****
88.7
2967
H/
82.6
H/
H/
183
69.4
H/
83.4
3702
92.5
4167
86.2
129
81.4
405
1445
88.0
814
86.6
1866
86.7
8406
91.8
4775
84.3
H/
80.7
H/
* See Appendix at end of this section for list of airport and carrier codes
10
SEPTEMBER 2015
TABLE 3. PERCENTAGE OF ALL CARRIERS' REPORTED FLIGHT OPERATIONS ARRIVING ON TIME D/
BY AIRPORT AND TIME OF DAY (REPORTABLE AIRPORTS ONLY)
ARRIVAL AIRPORT*
SCHEDULED
ARRIVAL TIME
ATL
BOS
BWI
CLT
600 - 659 AM
91.5
84.5
89.4
90.9
J/
93.0
94.2
94.0
90.4
79.1
91.7
95.0
86.5
97.4
91.3
J/
79.3
97.6
700 - 759 AM
96.1
93.6
90.8
95.5
95.2
96.2
93.9
94.5
94.6
75.2
89.9
91.4
87.0
94.6
93.7
91.8
79.4
95.1
800 - 859 AM
92.9
90.4
95.2
92.7
90.0
92.6
96.7
92.4
91.6
96.0
85.3
92.9
89.0
96.9
88.7
90.8
95.7
92.6
900 - 959 AM
93.4
95.5
93.0
93.1
92.6
92.0
93.5
93.7
91.6
87.2
86.7
94.1
91.2
95.2
87.1
91.1
95.7
95.7
1000 - 1059 AM
92.1
91.0
91.5
89.4
94.9
89.5
92.9
91.7
92.3
90.5
89.2
92.1
90.5
91.8
88.8
87.6
92.0
94.1
1100 - 1159 AM
94.2
90.1
93.1
92.9
94.0
90.9
92.3
89.0
88.4
88.7
94.0
93.5
91.7
93.7
83.7
88.5
88.0
93.4
1200 - 1259 PM
92.5
88.8
90.2
92.3
87.0
94.2
91.3
93.2
90.0
81.1
96.7
93.9
91.8
89.4
84.6
84.9
89.6
95.1
100 - 159 PM
93.1
86.1
88.7
89.8
90.5
92.4
91.1
91.8
89.5
82.8
86.7
91.2
81.9
89.4
84.2
89.4
88.5
89.8
200 - 259 PM
93.1
85.9
89.6
89.5
85.5
90.3
90.7
89.1
86.8
82.7
94.3
89.6
83.3
88.4
82.4
83.0
82.7
88.3
300 - 359 PM
93.0
85.5
82.0
85.6
82.7
89.5
88.9
90.0
84.8
80.8
88.2
84.9
89.6
90.3
85.1
82.6
83.6
87.5
400 - 459 PM
88.8
81.2
79.7
82.1
79.1
88.5
88.4
86.6
85.8
77.4
83.4
87.6
81.8
85.3
79.0
78.3
79.4
87.5
500 - 559 PM
87.2
77.6
77.6
82.0
79.9
86.8
86.6
76.7
77.0
76.5
80.9
83.1
80.6
88.5
79.7
72.2
77.9
84.2
600 - 659 PM
88.4
78.9
84.5
82.2
80.7
85.3
87.8
81.2
78.4
67.5
84.9
85.8
75.4
86.2
81.1
76.7
76.2
81.9
700 - 759 PM
80.5
70.5
75.8
76.1
79.5
87.4
88.5
79.0
73.8
67.2
88.6
82.3
79.1
82.9
79.6
74.6
75.3
82.3
800 - 859 PM
80.7
72.9
71.3
83.8
77.0
84.0
87.3
82.0
76.2
72.0
74.4
85.0
72.7
84.7
75.4
72.8
78.1
81.8
DCA
DEN
DFW
DTW
EWR
FLL
IAD
IAH
JFK
LAS
LAX
LGA
MCO
MDW
900 - 959 PM
81.6
76.5
71.4
78.6
74.5
85.1
85.6
84.3
75.8
75.1
80.8
74.3
67.3
81.0
73.4
76.8
75.4
83.7
1000 - 1059 PM
84.4
76.5
79.4
82.3
81.1
83.1
85.7
81.4
79.1
70.2
77.5
73.7
65.5
77.5
75.8
72.1
78.3
80.3
1100 - 559 AM
85.7
82.2
80.3
87.4
82.3
86.0
88.6
83.7
83.6
77.3
87.4
88.0
79.2
84.1
85.9
78.5
82.1
87.3
TOTAL, ALL ARRIVALS,

BY AIRPORT
89.6
82.8
83.7
86.4
83.8
89.3
90.2
87.2
83.8
79.3
86.2
88.7
80.6
88.6
82.7
81.5
83.5
88.5
* See Appendix at end of this section for list of airport codes.
11
SEPTEMBER 2015
TABLE 3. PERCENTAGE OF ALL CARRIERS' REPORTED FLIGHT OPERATIONS ARRIVING ON TIME D/
ARRIVAL AIRPORT*
SCHEDULED
ARRIVAL TIME
MIA
MSP
ORD
PDX
PHL
PHX
SAN
SEA
SFO
SLC
TPA
TOTAL
600 - 659 AM
91.8
94.4
89.5
J/
93.1
94.6
90.5
93.2
94.3
J/
75.0
91.5
700 - 759 AM
81.7
91.0
89.0
97.7
91.4
94.7
96.9
93.2
95.3
98.2
100.0
93.3
800 - 859 AM
89.6
89.6
87.5
93.2
91.6
92.3
94.3
95.4
95.1
97.4
96.3
92.4
900 - 959 AM
86.6
94.1
90.1
98.0
84.4
95.3
92.9
93.2
87.2
96.5
91.6
92.2
1000 - 1059 AM
90.2
89.6
91.0
94.2
87.8
93.7
90.4
84.8
86.6
96.5
93.3
90.8
1100 - 1159 AM
85.9
91.2
85.2
92.8
78.8
93.0
90.0
80.9
85.2
93.3
87.4
89.7
1200 - 1259 PM
88.0
92.7
86.3
91.8
92.7
92.5
89.8
91.6
82.9
89.7
92.0
90.0
100 - 159 PM
78.2
88.8
86.2
88.3
91.3
89.8
88.6
87.3
87.6
92.9
84.9
89.1
200 - 259 PM
82.5
88.6
85.3
84.8
85.8
88.2
88.1
88.5
84.2
91.9
86.5
87.9
300 - 359 PM
79.1
86.6
83.9
89.6
84.7
89.8
86.3
93.3
85.6
94.6
87.8
87.3
400 - 459 PM
74.0
85.4
81.4
92.1
82.2
88.6
90.9
86.7
84.4
90.7
84.1
84.8
500 - 559 PM
68.9
84.6
78.6
92.7
79.1
84.9
82.8
83.4
84.8
91.4
84.6
82.3
600 - 659 PM
64.1
74.9
77.4
86.5
81.5
84.4
81.1
87.2
84.1
89.2
78.2
81.8
700 - 759 PM
65.8
85.3
76.8
89.1
79.3
83.4
86.0
85.6
83.4
88.8
78.2
81.0
800 - 859 PM
64.3
84.1
78.4
89.4
73.0
81.6
85.6
86.4
81.4
86.7
73.0
80.0
900 - 959 PM
81.8
84.2
78.2
85.4
80.4
84.9
82.0
80.0
78.0
87.0
76.9
79.0
1000 - 1059 PM
78.4
86.7
75.1
83.6
74.4
83.5
84.6
81.4
79.2
84.1
73.1
78.6
1100 - 559 AM
82.1
88.2
85.2
81.9
82.0
75.7
84.9
85.0
85.0
85.6
88.1
84.0
TOTAL, ALL ARRIVALS,

BY AIRPORT
79.5
86.5
83.7
89.5
83.8
89.2
87.7
86.5
85.0
91.8
84.3
86.2
12
SEPTEMBER 2015
TABLE 4. PERCENTAGE OF ALL CARRIERS' REPORTED FLIGHT OPERATIONS DEPARTING ON TIME E/
DEPARTURE AIRPORT*
SCHEDULED
DEPARTURE TIME
ATL
BOS
BWI
CLT
DCA
DEN
DFW
DTW
EWR
FLL
IAD
IAH
JFK
LAS
LAX
LGA
MCO
MDW
600 - 659 AM
93.3
96.3
96.3
93.3
97.0
97.2
94.5
94.4
93.9
95.7
94.7
91.4
94.2
96.9
94.5
95.4
94.5
98.3
700 - 759 AM
91.4
93.6
92.4
93.2
94.4
95.6
92.1
92.3
95.0
95.8
97.9
89.7
94.8
95.8
93.5
92.5
96.6
92.4
800 - 859 AM
94.3
91.7
88.8
93.4
92.5
94.6
92.2
93.8
93.2
95.2
93.8
90.0
92.1
94.8
90.3
90.8
92.8
90.3
91.1
900 - 959 AM
91.9
92.3
87.1
92.6
92.0
90.6
90.3
88.1
92.7
89.3
92.3
92.2
93.6
92.0
87.8
91.1
92.6
1000 - 1059 AM
92.4
93.0
88.4
90.2
91.2
89.5
90.5
91.9
93.3
91.1
90.1
91.4
92.4
91.2
86.2
91.8
91.5
92.1
1100 - 1159 AM
90.7
87.0
85.8
91.2
93.4
85.1
85.6
89.2
88.3
85.4
83.3
89.4
89.8
88.1
83.5
88.8
90.5
90.9
1200 - 1259 PM
92.2
86.6
83.9
89.2
91.1
88.1
84.6
89.8
87.2
83.0
91.0
91.2
87.7
87.3
81.3
88.8
91.5
88.4
100 - 159 PM
92.2
85.4
85.8
87.9
85.8
89.1
87.4
88.4
86.2
82.3
88.1
90.3
87.8
84.2
84.3
83.9
85.7
83.1
200 - 259 PM
88.2
83.0
78.1
85.0
86.0
88.9
84.1
87.1
83.0
76.4
80.4
86.9
81.0
82.6
80.7
84.1
84.0
78.2
300 - 359 PM
86.3
84.3
76.2
85.1
88.9
85.3
86.6
86.3
79.2
71.1
88.7
83.2
77.3
82.0
80.7
82.1
72.9
81.4
400 - 459 PM
85.7
83.5
70.2
81.7
76.8
87.5
84.4
81.8
79.8
74.9
78.3
81.4
84.7
82.2
81.1
79.0
74.5
77.9
500 - 559 PM
83.9
79.6
71.3
83.3
78.8
79.5
83.5
82.3
80.0
69.2
74.3
83.9
77.1
82.8
83.1
79.9
79.4
72.2
600 - 659 PM
81.4
77.2
70.1
80.9
74.1
83.5
83.1
67.6
76.4
66.1
79.3
81.4
76.7
83.8
80.9
75.3
75.0
71.6
700 - 759 PM
85.6
77.0
77.4
74.3
78.8
83.4
82.7
81.6
73.3
61.0
84.5
84.5
72.2
79.4
78.4
74.0
71.2
72.2
800 - 859 PM
78.5
74.1
69.0
79.3
78.7
86.7
85.8
83.1
70.8
71.3
62.5
80.0
77.3
74.4
75.6
73.0
79.7
77.3
900 - 959 PM
83.3
80.2
68.8
J/
80.9
82.9
85.5
81.0
75.6
67.9
86.7
84.5
69.6
83.6
76.6
80.5
78.2
77.4
1000 - 1059 PM
84.8
J/
75.5
81.8
71.4
90.2
87.4
76.0
66.7
75.0
83.8
42.9
69.1
85.9
82.4
73.3
J/
82.7
1100 - 559 AM
89.9
96.7
98.4
97.8
97.1
89.8
89.8
100.0
92.9
97.1
95.7
98.6
84.8
86.4
89.3
96.4
91.0
98.4
TOTAL, ALL DEPARTURES,

BY AIRPORT
88.1
86.9
81.2
85.9
87.0
87.6
87.0
87.1
84.9
80.1
85.7
87.4
84.6
87.1
84.6
85.1
85.2
83.4
13
SEPTEMBER 2015
TABLE 4. PERCENTAGE OF ALL CARRIERS' REPORTED FLIGHT OPERATIONS DEPARTING ON TIME E/
DEPARTURE AIRPORT*
SCHEDULED
DEPARTURE TIME
MIA
MSP
ORD
PDX
PHL
PHX
SAN
SEA
SFO
SLC
TPA
TOTAL
600 - 659 AM
92.1
91.3
90.2
97.3
95.2
95.8
97.2
95.1
93.6
95.8
96.9
94.9
700 - 759 AM
90.9
93.4
90.8
95.8
93.3
94.1
96.4
93.2
95.0
93.7
96.6
93.4
800 - 859 AM
87.5
87.4
87.0
94.8
91.6
89.7
92.9
92.0
91.6
95.0
93.5
91.9
900 - 959 AM
88.3
92.3
88.1
89.2
90.3
91.8
92.5
91.5
89.2
94.8
94.4
91.0
1000 - 1059 AM
89.0
91.8
87.9
93.7
85.4
91.3
88.7
89.5
81.5
89.9
90.6
90.0
1100 - 1159 AM
91.7
91.9
85.4
92.6
86.9
92.0
87.8
82.6
79.7
93.4
89.0
88.1
1200 - 1259 PM
79.1
85.7
83.2
89.3
88.5
89.7
88.3
84.1
80.7
88.3
87.9
87.0
100 - 159 PM
80.3
89.9
80.7
87.8
86.4
88.9
87.7
84.1
80.6
90.4
85.8
86.4
200 - 259 PM
70.7
87.5
79.5
84.7
87.0
86.1
85.0
83.6
80.1
86.2
80.1
83.7
300 - 359 PM
70.2
88.2
81.7
85.4
82.5
83.5
88.5
85.0
83.8
90.9
83.2
83.6
400 - 459 PM
77.3
83.0
79.1
89.8
82.5
87.0
86.7
89.6
84.5
89.5
77.8
82.4
500 - 559 PM
75.1
84.7
78.8
84.7
77.2
85.9
87.0
82.8
84.4
88.8
82.5
81.1
600 - 659 PM
65.9
81.5
75.5
89.3
81.6
82.2
78.1
83.3
81.3
84.1
80.2
79.1
700 - 759 PM
71.6
83.8
74.7
85.6
80.3
78.3
85.4
89.6
82.8
71.0
70.9
79.7
800 - 859 PM
71.2
80.4
77.2
91.2
84.7
82.5
86.7
89.1
86.4
91.0
80.3
80.1
900 - 959 PM
70.9
85.6
82.2
92.7
88.3
80.0
84.7
86.9
88.6
96.2
71.6
82.0
1000 - 1059 PM
J/
88.5
79.0
90.8
88.4
88.6
95.6
78.9
86.3
86.4
J/
83.5
1100 - 559 AM
78.8
95.7
93.7
91.8
95.7
91.8
J/
91.9
90.3
83.9
98.6
91.0
TOTAL, ALL DEPARTURES,

BY AIRPORT
78.2
88.4
82.6
91.3
86.5
88.2
89.3
87.9
85.6
91.7
86.2
86.2
14
SEPTEMBER 2015
TABLE 5. LIST OF REGULARLY SCHEDULED FLIGHTS WITH MORE THAN 50% DELAYED ARRIVALS OF MORE THAN 30 MINUTES
FOR TWO OR MORE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS K/
CARRIER
FLIGHT
NUMBER
MONTH
ORIGINDESTIN.
AIRPORTS
SCHEDULED
DEPARTURE
TIME
NUMBER OF
OPERATIONS
REPORTED*
NUMBER OF FLIGHT
OPERATIONS NOT
ARRIVING ON TIME**
PERCENT OF FLIGHT
OPERATIONS NOT
ARRIVING ON TIME**
AVERAGE
NUMBER OF
MINUTES LATE***
CHRONICALLY DELAYED FLIGHTS FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE MONTHS OR MORE
None
CARRIER
FLIGHT
NUMBER
MONTH
ORIGINDESTIN.
AIRPORTS
SCHEDULED
DEPARTURE
TIME
NUMBER OF
OPERATIONS
REPORTED*
NUMBER OF FLIGHT
OPERATIONS NOT
ARRIVING ON TIME**
PERCENT OF FLIGHT
OPERATIONS NOT
ARRIVING ON TIME**
AVERAGE
NUMBER OF
MINUTES LATE***
CHRONICALLY DELAYED FLIGHTS FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS
None
CARRIER
FLIGHT
NUMBER
MONTH
ORIGINDESTIN.
AIRPORTS
SCHEDULED
DEPARTURE
TIME
NUMBER OF
OPERATIONS
REPORTED*
NUMBER OF FLIGHT
OPERATIONS NOT
ARRIVING ON TIME**
PERCENT OF FLIGHT
OPERATIONS NOT
ARRIVING ON TIME**
AVERAGE
NUMBER OF
MINUTES LATE***
CHRONICALLY DELAYED FLIGHTS FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE MONTHS

SPIRIT
805
Aug
ATL-LAS
2055
31
22
70.97
93.32
SPIRIT
805
Sep
ATL-LAS
2025
30
20
66.67
85.35
* Minimum of 10 flights per month

** Includes canceled and diverted flights
*** For flights late more than 30 minutes only. Excludes canceled and diverted flights
Chronically Delayed Flights for individual months can be found on the BTS website http://www.bts.gov
15
SEPTEMBER 2015
TABLE 6. NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF REGULARLY SCHEDULED FLIGHTS I/ ARRIVING LATE 70% OF THE TIME OR MORE
CARRIER
SPIRIT***
REGULARLY SCHEDULED FLIGHTS

LATE 70% OF THE TIME OR MORE D/
NUMBER OF
REGULARLY SCHEDULED FLIGHTS
FOR WHICH
CARRIER REPORTED DATA
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
336
1.2
EXPRESSJET
1,523
0.1
SKYWEST
1,617
0.1
SOUTHWEST**
3,505
0.0
DELTA
2,592
0.0
AMERICAN*
2,545
0.0
UNITED
1,236
0.0
ENVOY
742
0.0
JETBLUE
709
0.0
ALASKA
482
0.0
FRONTIER
266
0.0
HAWAIIAN
199
0.0
VIRGIN AMERICA
180
0.0
15,932
0.0
TOTAL
* Effective July 2015, data of the merged operations of American Airlines and US Airways are combined, and appear only as American Airlines in this table.
** Effective January 2015, data of the merged operations of Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways are combined, and appear only as Southwest Airlines in this table.
*** Per BTS Technical Directive #24 issued October 10, 2014, Spirit Airlines became a reporting carrier effective January 2015.
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TABLE 7. ON-TIME ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE PERCENTAGE BY AIRPORT
CITY (AIRPORT)
ABERDEEN SD (ABR)
ABILENE TX (ABI)
ADAK ISLAND AK (ADK)
AGUADILLA PR (BQN)
AKRON OH (CAK)
ALBANY GA (ABY)
ALBANY NY (ALB)
ALBUQUERQUE NM (ABQ)
ALEXANDRIA LA (AEX)
ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM/EASTON PA (ABE)
ALPENA MI (APN)
AMARILLO TX (AMA)
ANCHORAGE AK (ANC)
APPLETON WI (ATW)
ARCATA/EUREKA CA (ACV)
ARLINGTON VA (DCA)
ASHEVILLE NC (AVL)
ASPEN CO (ASE)
ATLANTA GA (ATL)
ATLANTIC CITY NJ (ACY)
AUGUSTA GA (AGS)
AUSTIN TX (AUS)
BAKERSFIELD CA (BFL)
BALTIMORE MD (BWI)
BANGOR ME (BGR)
BARROW AK (BRW)
BATON ROUGE LA (BTR)
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR TX (BPT)
BEMIDJI MN (BJI)
BEND/REDMOND OR (RDM)
BETHEL AK (BET)
BILLINGS MT (BIL)
BIRMINGHAM AL (BHM)
BISMARCK/MANDAN ND (BIS)
BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL IL (BMI)
BOISE ID (BOI)
BOSTON MA (BOS)
BOZEMAN MT (BZN)
BRAINERD MN (BRD)
BRISTOL/JOHNSON CITY/KINGSPORT TN (TRI)
BROWNSVILLE TX (BRO)
BRUNSWICK GA (BQK)
BUFFALO NY (BUF)
PERCENT
ONTIME
ARR.
90.0
93.8
100.0
79.6
89.9
82.1
84.4
89.1
85.0
83.3
88.5
91.7
85.8
84.9
75.4
83.8
86.5
85.8
89.6
77.2
85.6
88.5
86.3
83.7
92.9
85.7
87.6
83.3
93.3
87.8
90.2
90.1
87.8
88.7
84.1
85.1
82.8
92.9
88.5
83.2
93.6
80.0
85.8
DEP.
91.7
92.2
50.0
83.2
92.9
89.7
88.6
90.1
90.3
88.7
88.5
93.4
90.0
89.4
79.8
87.0
91.1
87.0
88.1
84.6
88.4
90.3
91.4
81.2
100.0
89.6
89.6
84.5
93.3
91.0
93.9
93.4
90.5
87.7
92.7
87.0
86.9
93.3
90.4
89.4
94.1
87.5
89.9
REPORTED
OPERATIONS
ARR.
60
193
8
93
464
78
694
1,756
267
221
52
289
1,475
245
114
6,592
282
113
31,331
268
216
3,807
197
7,717
42
77
595
84
60
189
82
243
1,108
300
245
1,075
9,724
420
52
161
188
80
1,519
DEP.
60
193
8
95
464
78
693
1,758
267
221
52
288
1,482
245
114
6,591
281
115
31,333
267
215
3,806
197
7,719
42
77
596
84
60
189
82
243
1,108
301
246
1,075
9,726
420
52
161
188
80
1,518
CITY (AIRPORT)
BURBANK CA (BUR)
BURLINGTON VT (BTV)
BUTTE MT (BTM)
CASPER WY (CPR)
CEDAR CITY UT (CDC)
CEDAR RAPIDS/IOWA CITY IA (CID)
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA IL (CMI)
CHANTILLY VA (IAD)
CHARLESTON SC (CHS)
CHARLESTON/DUNBAR WV (CRW)
CHARLOTTE AMALIE VI (STT)
CHARLOTTE NC (CLT)
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA (CHO)
CHATTANOOGA TN (CHA)
CHICAGO IL (MDW)
CHICAGO IL (ORD)
CHRISTIANSTED VI (STX)
CLEVELAND OH (CLE)
CODY WY (COD)
COLLEGE STATION/BRYAN TX (CLL)
COLORADO SPRINGS CO (COS)
COLUMBIA MO (COU)
COLUMBIA SC (CAE)
COLUMBUS GA (CSG)
COLUMBUS MS (GTR)
COLUMBUS OH (CMH)
CORDOVA AK (CDV)
CORPUS CHRISTI TX (CRP)
COVINGTON KY (CVG)
DALLAS TX (DAL)
DALLAS/FORT WORTH TX (DFW)
DAYTON OH (DAY)
DAYTONA BEACH FL (DAB)
DEADHORSE AK (SCC)
DENVER CO (DEN)
DES MOINES IA (DSM)
DETROIT MI (DTW)
DEVILS LAKE ND (DVL)
DICKINSON ND (DIK)
DOTHAN AL (DHN)
DUBUQUE IA (DBQ)
DULUTH MN (DLH)
DURANGO CO (DRO)
PERCENT
ONTIME
ARR.
89.0
82.1
100.0
93.7
88.5
86.2
86.5
86.2
86.3
84.5
85.3
86.4
86.7
83.2
88.5
83.7
78.3
86.5
100.0
91.7
86.3
87.7
84.7
81.1
85.9
87.0
88.3
90.7
84.0
91.2
90.2
85.2
89.2
85.7
89.3
87.2
87.2
87.2
98.3
86.2
89.3
83.0
93.3
DEP.
90.0
87.6
100.0
95.1
90.4
87.4
87.0
85.7
88.5
82.2
90.8
85.9
82.7
90.7
83.4
82.6
75.0
88.7
96.9
93.7
90.7
88.6
88.5
87.9
92.9
87.2
73.3
90.7
86.9
86.8
87.0
86.6
90.1
88.3
87.6
87.1
87.1
85.1
93.2
88.1
91.7
85.6
93.3
REPORTED
OPERATIONS
ARR.
1,698
346
60
142
52
484
200
2,925
1,071
213
184
9,085
226
386
7,323
26,169
60
3,125
32
204
592
114
444
106
85
2,062
60
302
1,790
5,737
20,348
704
111
77
17,393
671
9,387
47
59
109
84
218
179
DEP.
1,698
348
60
142
52
485
200
2,925
1,071
213
184
9,086
226
386
7,324
26,163
60
3,123
32
205
591
114
445
107
85
2,063
60
302
1,790
5,737
20,334
703
111
77
17,397
672
9,392
47
59
109
84
216
179
17
SEPTEMBER 2015
CITY (AIRPORT)
EAGLE CO (EGE)
EAU CLAIRE WI (EAU)
EL PASO TX (ELP)
ELKO NV (EKO)
ELMIRA/CORNING NY (ELM)
ERIE PA (ERI)
ESCANABA MI (ESC)
EUGENE OR (EUG)
EVANSVILLE IN (EVV)
FAIRBANKS AK (FAI)
FARGO ND (FAR)
FAYETTEVILLE AR (XNA)
FAYETTEVILLE NC (FAY)
FLAGSTAFF AZ (FLG)
FLINT MI (FNT)
FORT LAUDERDALE FL (FLL)
FORT MYERS FL (RSW)
FORT SMITH AR (FSM)
FORT WAYNE IN (FWA)
FRESNO CA (FAT)
GAINESVILLE FL (GNV)
GARDEN CITY KS (GCK)
GILLETTE WY (GCC)
GRAND FORKS ND (GFK)
GRAND ISLAND NE (GRI)
GRAND JUNCTION CO (GJT)
GRAND RAPIDS MI (GRR)
GREAT FALLS MT (GTF)
GREEN BAY WI (GRB)
GREENSBORO/HIGH POINT NC (GSO)
GREER SC (GSP)
GUAM TT (GUM)
GULFPORT/BILOXI MS (GPT)
GUNNISON CO (GUC)
HANCOCK/HOUGHTON MI (CMX)
HARLINGEN/SAN BENITO TX (HRL)
HARRISBURG PA (MDT)
HARTFORD CT (BDL)
HATTIESBURG/LAUREL MS (PIB)
HAYDEN CO (HDN)
HAYS KS (HYS)
HELENA MT (HLN)
HIBBING MN (HIB)
PERCENT
ONTIME
REPORTED
OPERATIONS
ARR.
DEP.
ARR.
DEP.
83.3
85.0
89.3
80.0
77.6
77.6
86.5
89.0
87.6
89.3
85.0
84.7
87.3
85.5
86.0
79.3
82.3
86.5
85.8
85.1
83.5
91.5
94.2
88.9
91.1
90.6
85.7
93.2
83.2
85.2
87.3
93.3
86.3
73.9
80.3
91.8
85.8
82.1
92.3
75.0
92.3
90.4
91.5
90.0
96.6
91.8
100.0
85.8
84.5
86.5
88.7
90.5
89.8
87.5
87.8
88.1
87.6
91.2
80.1
83.2
89.5
88.4
83.4
89.2
93.2
95.4
92.2
94.6
92.6
88.8
96.3
88.1
88.1
91.0
80.0
92.0
87.0
83.6
95.1
89.2
88.9
92.3
77.8
94.2
93.4
93.9
30
60
1,024
5
183
58
52
326
379
187
441
901
134
145
386
5,331
1,377
171
501
650
249
59
86
90
56
299
953
190
465
647
566
30
299
23
61
267
240
1,566
52
8
52
136
82
30
59
1,024
4
183
58
52
328
378
187
441
902
134
145
386
5,327
1,378
171
501
651
249
59
87
90
56
299
955
189
464
646
566
30
299
23
61
267
241
1,566
52
9
52
137
82
CITY (AIRPORT)
HILO HI (ITO)
HOBBS NM (HOB)
HONOLULU HI (HNL)
HOUSTON TX (HOU)
HOUSTON TX (IAH)
HUNTSVILLE AL (HSV)
HYANNIS MA (HYA)
IDAHO FALLS ID (IDA)
INDIANAPOLIS IN (IND)
INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN (INL)
IRON MOUNTAIN/KINGSFD MI (IMT)
ISLIP NY (ISP)
JACKSON WY (JAC)
JACKSON/VICKSBURG MS (JAN)
JACKSONVILLE FL (JAX)
JACKSONVILLE/CAMP LEJEUNE NC (OAJ)
JAMESTOWN ND (JMS)
JOPLIN MO (JLN)
JUNEAU AK (JNU)
KAHULUI HI (OGG)
KALAMAZOO MI (AZO)
KALISPELL MT (FCA)
KANSAS CITY MO (MCI)
KETCHIKAN AK (KTN)
KEY WEST FL (EYW)
KILLEEN TX (GRK)
KNOXVILLE TN (TYS)
KODIAK AK (ADQ)
KONA HI (KOA)
KOTZEBUE AK (OTZ)
LA CROSSE WI (LSE)
LAFAYETTE LA (LFT)
LAKE CHARLES LA (LCH)
LANSING MI (LAN)
LARAMIE WY (LAR)
LAREDO TX (LRD)
LAS VEGAS NV (LAS)
LATROBE PA (LBE)
LAWTON/FORT SILL OK (LAW)
LEWISTON ID (LWS)
LEXINGTON KY (LEX)
LIHUE HI (LIH)
LINCOLN NE (LNK)
PERCENT
ONTIME
REPORTED
OPERATIONS
ARR.
DEP.
ARR.
DEP.
88.5
93.5
82.4
90.8
88.7
89.7
87.5
91.1
88.8
86.5
96.4
78.0
85.8
90.1
84.6
87.0
83.6
84.7
84.4
86.3
83.8
85.8
88.1
85.0
87.5
90.4
85.5
95.7
88.3
85.0
85.1
86.9
90.2
88.9
92.3
91.4
88.6
85.1
89.2
98.0
86.3
87.1
83.2
90.3
95.7
89.4
87.6
87.4
90.8
87.5
93.6
89.7
90.4
94.6
86.0
91.1
93.0
87.6
86.0
83.6
91.5
81.3
87.2
88.8
91.4
90.5
83.1
82.7
93.0
90.9
87.2
88.8
75.0
87.8
88.8
93.3
92.2
92.3
92.9
87.1
85.1
93.3
98.0
91.0
87.2
90.1
495
46
3,655
4,581
12,173
380
8
202
2,168
52
56
350
332
625
1,549
100
73
59
372
1,733
160
232
3,379
207
104
344
628
47
905
60
148
427
164
153
52
197
12,028
121
120
51
553
850
304
495
46
3,658
4,580
12,167
380
8
203
2,166
52
56
350
337
625
1,547
100
73
59
374
1,732
161
232
3,383
207
104
344
629
47
905
60
148
428
164
153
52
197
12,029
121
120
51
553
849
303
18
SEPTEMBER 2015
CITY (AIRPORT)
LITTLE ROCK AR (LIT)
LONG BEACH CA (LGB)
LONGVIEW TX (GGG)
LOS ANGELES CA (LAX)
LOUISVILLE KY (SDF)
LUBBOCK TX (LBB)
MADISON WI (MSN)
MANCHESTER NH (MHT)
MANHATTAN/FT. RILEY KS (MHK)
MARQUETTE MI (MQT)
MARTHA'S VINEYARD MA (MVY)
MEDFORD OR (MFR)
MELBOURNE FL (MLB)
MEMPHIS TN (MEM)
MERIDIAN MS (MEI)
MIAMI FL (MIA)
MIDLAND/ODESSA TX (MAF)
MILWAUKEE WI (MKE)
MINNEAPOLIS MN (MSP)
MINOT ND (MOT)
MISSION/MCALLEN/EDINBURG TX (MFE)
MISSOULA MT (MSO)
MOBILE AL (MOB)
MOLINE IL (MLI)
MONROE LA (MLU)
MONTEREY CA (MRY)
MONTGOMERY AL (MGM)
MONTROSE/DELTA CO (MTJ)
MOSINEE WI (CWA)
MUSKEGON MI (MKG)
MYRTLE BEACH SC (MYR)
NANTUCKET MA (ACK)
NASHVILLE TN (BNA)
NEW BERN/MOREHEAD/BEAUFORT NC (EWN)
NEW ORLEANS LA (MSY)
NEW YORK NY (JFK)
NEW YORK NY (LGA)
NEWARK NJ (EWR)
NEWBURGH/POUGHKEEPSIE NY (SWF)
NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG VA (PHF)
NIAGARA FALLS NY (IAG)
NOME AK (OME)
NORFOLK VA (ORF)
PERCENT
ONTIME
ARR.
86.5
84.2
90.9
82.7
88.2
88.9
88.6
82.4
88.5
61.5
85.2
85.7
82.4
88.5
93.9
79.5
90.1
88.8
86.5
88.2
88.4
93.5
83.6
86.1
87.7
81.9
85.7
75.0
79.3
83.3
84.2
82.3
89.0
78.8
89.8
80.6
81.5
83.8
76.7
84.4
72.7
81.7
85.3
DEP.
88.5
84.3
90.9
84.6
88.1
91.0
90.7
87.5
95.9
84.6
85.2
87.4
87.0
89.1
95.1
78.2
93.0
88.4
88.4
93.1
88.0
93.5
89.0
88.8
92.9
82.4
87.7
90.2
92.9
80.0
83.1
79.7
88.4
92.3
91.6
84.6
85.1
84.9
88.3
81.7
77.3
78.3
87.6
REPORTED
OPERATIONS
ARR.
957
785
55
17,505
812
389
848
607
148
26
27
238
108
1,335
82
5,646
615
2,554
10,170
204
242
230
446
346
269
243
301
40
140
60
486
79
4,278
52
3,291
8,045
8,418
8,704
60
109
22
60
870
DEP.
958
784
55
17,499
812
389
848
608
148
26
27
238
108
1,337
82
5,645
615
2,555
10,138
204
242
230
446
347
269
244
301
41
140
60
486
79
4,278
52
3,290
8,035
8,434
8,718
60
109
22
60
869
CITY (AIRPORT)
NORTH BEND/COOS BAY OR (OTH)
OAKLAND CA (OAK)
OKLAHOMA CITY OK (OKC)
OMAHA NE (OMA)
ONTARIO CA (ONT)
ORLANDO FL (MCO)
PADUCAH KY (PAH)
PAGO PAGO TT (PPG)
PALM SPRINGS CA (PSP)
PANAMA CITY FL (ECP)
PASCO/KENNEWICK/RICHLAND WA (PSC)
PELLSTON MI (PLN)
PENSACOLA FL (PNS)
PEORIA IL (PIA)
PETERSBURG AK (PSG)
PHILADELPHIA PA (PHL)
PHOENIX AZ (PHX)
PITTSBURGH PA (PIT)
PLATTSBURGH NY (PBG)
POCATELLO ID (PIH)
PONCE PR (PSE)
PORTLAND ME (PWM)
PORTLAND OR (PDX)
PROVIDENCE RI (PVD)
RALEIGH/DURHAM NC (RDU)
RAPID CITY SD (RAP)
REDDING CA (RDD)
RENO NV (RNO)
RHINELANDER WI (RHI)
RICHMOND VA (RIC)
ROANOKE VA (ROA)
ROCHESTER MN (RST)
ROCHESTER NY (ROC)
ROCK SPRINGS WY (RKS)
ROSWELL NM (ROW)
SACRAMENTO CA (SMF)
SAGINAW/BAY CITY/MIDLAND MI (MBS)
SALT LAKE CITY UT (SLC)
SAN ANGELO TX (SJT)
SAN ANTONIO TX (SAT)
SAN DIEGO CA (SAN)
SAN FRANCISCO CA (SFO)
SAN JOSE CA (SJC)
PERCENT
ONTIME
ARR.
75.0
86.5
88.4
88.1
85.2
83.5
85.0
100.0
83.1
91.3
91.1
83.3
86.9
86.6
93.3
83.8
89.2
87.9
81.3
93.4
71.7
87.2
89.5
86.6
85.0
89.8
75.0
87.3
89.5
83.9
86.3
89.1
85.6
94.6
86.5
86.3
79.6
91.8
90.8
90.1
87.7
85.0
87.9
DEP.
82.5
84.9
90.6
87.5
84.9
85.2
90.0
62.5
87.4
95.1
94.1
91.7
91.4
88.9
90.0
86.5
88.2
89.5
76.5
97.4
86.7
86.2
91.3
90.2
88.0
94.0
88.3
88.4
88.4
86.6
90.4
87.9
88.1
91.1
89.9
88.2
83.9
91.7
87.2
92.8
89.3
85.6
88.6
REPORTED
OPERATIONS
ARR.
40
3,849
1,539
1,415
1,661
8,380
60
8
485
366
202
60
487
477
60
6,005
12,025
2,080
16
76
60
469
4,465
1,048
2,751
265
60
1,150
86
1,555
219
174
662
56
89
3,524
113
8,406
141
2,470
6,173
13,318
3,443
DEP.
40
3,850
1,538
1,413
1,661
8,379
60
8
485
366
202
60
488
477
60
6,004
12,023
2,082
17
76
60
470
4,466
1,047
2,747
266
60
1,150
86
1,556
219
174
662
56
89
3,523
112
8,405
141
2,470
6,172
13,326
3,443
19
SEPTEMBER 2015
CITY (AIRPORT)
SAN JUAN PR (SJU)
SAN LUIS OBISPO CA (SBP)
SANTA ANA CA (SNA)
SANTA BARBARA CA (SBA)
SANTA FE NM (SAF)
SANTA MARIA CA (SMX)
SARASOTA/BRADENTON FL (SRQ)
SAULT STE. MARIE MI (CIU)
SAVANNAH GA (SAV)
SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE PA (AVP)
SEATTLE WA (SEA)
SHREVEPORT LA (SHV)
SIOUX CITY IA (SUX)
SIOUX FALLS SD (FSD)
SITKA AK (SIT)
SOUTH BEND IN (SBN)
SPOKANE WA (GEG)
SPRINGFIELD IL (SPI)
SPRINGFIELD MO (SGF)
ST. AUGUSTINE FL (UST)
ST. GEORGE UT (SGU)
ST. LOUIS MO (STL)
STATE COLLEGE PA (SCE)
SUN VALLEY/HAILEY/KETCHUM ID (SUN)
SYRACUSE NY (SYR)
PERCENT
ONTIME
ARR.
84.4
81.9
89.6
82.2
94.8
88.3
89.5
88.3
85.6
72.7
86.5
84.6
83.9
82.8
85.5
81.8
90.6
83.4
86.8
38.5
91.2
89.8
76.7
85.0
82.0
DEP.
85.8
83.5
89.3
86.5
86.6
91.7
88.5
88.3
88.2
82.7
87.9
88.6
82.1
89.0
89.3
86.1
91.5
90.3
90.6
61.5
90.6
88.3
90.2
90.2
88.2
REPORTED
OPERATIONS
ARR.
1,719
260
3,406
539
96
60
209
60
662
110
10,511
533
56
431
110
411
828
145
479
13
171
4,151
60
80
532
DEP.
1,726
260
3,407
539
97
60
209
60
662
110
10,508
533
56
429
112
411
828
145
478
13
171
4,152
61
82
533
CITY (AIRPORT)
TALLAHASSEE FL (TLH)
TAMPA FL (TPA)
TEXARKANA AR (TXK)
TOLEDO OH (TOL)
TRAVERSE CITY MI (TVC)
TRENTON NJ (TTN)
TUCSON AZ (TUS)
TULSA OK (TUL)
TWIN FALLS ID (TWF)
TYLER TX (TYR)
VALDOSTA GA (VLD)
VALPARAISO FL (VPS)
WACO TX (ACT)
WATERLOO IA (ALO)
WEST PALM BEACH/PALM BEACH FL (PBI)
WEST YELLOWSTONE MT (WYS)
WHITE PLAINS NY (HPN)
WICHITA FALLS TX (SPS)
WICHITA KS (ICT)
WILLISTON ND (ISN)
WILMINGTON NC (ILM)
WORCESTER MA (ORH)
WRANGELL AK (WRG)
YAKUTAT AK (YAK)
YUMA AZ (YUM)
PERCENT
ONTIME
ARR.
85.3
84.3
87.2
83.9
82.5
75.6
87.4
86.4
92.8
91.2
80.5
88.2
87.1
79.2
79.6
96.0
74.8
92.0
85.0
88.8
87.6
90.0
86.7
78.3
86.6
DEP.
90.7
86.2
91.9
82.8
85.7
77.4
90.9
90.3
96.4
92.6
89.0
90.2
92.1
79.2
82.5
96.0
78.8
94.6
89.7
89.8
88.5
88.3
88.3
83.3
93.0
REPORTED
OPERATIONS
ARR.
259
4,775
86
87
229
270
1,168
1,313
83
215
82
407
140
53
1,552
50
646
112
688
178
193
60
60
60
157
DEP.
259
4,769
86
87
230
270
1,168
1,313
83
215
82
407
140
53
1,551
50
646
112
687
177
192
60
60
60
157
20
SEPTEMBER 2015
TABLE 8. OVERALL NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS
BY CARRIER
AT 29 REPORTABLE AIRPORTS B/
CARRIER
AT ALL US AIRPORTS C/
NUMBER OF
AIRPORTS
REPORTED
FLIGHT
OPERATIONS
SCHEDULED
FLIGHT
OPERATIONS
CANCELLED
PERCENT OF
OPERATIONS
CANCELLED
NUMBER OF
AIRPORTS
REPORTED
FLIGHT
OPERATIONS
SCHEDULED
FLIGHT
OPERATIONS
CANCELLED
PERCENT OF
OPERATIONS
CANCELLED
ENVOY
11
11,014
192
1.7
108
21,202
368
1.7
SKYWEST
22
27,202
166
0.6
179
47,625
352
0.7
SPIRIT***
19
8,325
61
0.7
33
9,948
68
0.7
EXPRESSJET
16
22,475
137
0.6
158
43,721
266
0.6
AMERICAN*
28
61,622
296
0.5
88
73,379
353
0.5
JETBLUE
24
14,987
61
0.4
63
21,133
90
0.4
HAWAIIAN
443
0.2
17
6,154
24
0.4
SOUTHWEST**
24
53,638
219
0.4
86
100,645
384
0.4
FRONTIER
24
6,165
15
0.2
49
7,873
21
0.3
UNITED
28
35,848
84
0.2
83
41,778
106
0.3
VIRGIN AMERICA
15
4,450
0.2
18
5,154
11
0.2
ALASKA
25
9,430
11
0.1
61
14,271
26
0.2
DELTA
29
54,435
0.0
147
72,063
0.0
310,034
1,255
0.4
Total
464,946
2,075
0.4
Total
21
SEPTEMBER 2015
TABLE 8A. NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF REGULARLY SCHEDULED FLIGHTS CANCELED 5% OR MORE
REGULARLY SCHEDULED FLIGHTS CANCELED 5% OR MORE

CARRIER
NUMBER OF REGULARLY SCHEDULED

FLIGHTS REPORTED
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
UNITED
104
63
60.5
ENVOY
251
122
48.6
SOUTHWEST**
284
136
47.8
SKYWEST
265
122
46.0
FRONTIER
19
36.8
EXPRESSJET
241
81
33.6
AMERICAN*
311
87
27.9
HAWAIIAN
22
22.7
SPIRIT***
55
11
20.0
DELTA
20.0
ALASKA
26
11.5
JETBLUE
86
9.3
VIRGIN AMERICA
11
0.0
1,680
646
38.5
TOTAL
NOTE: For a complete list of flights canceled 5% or more of the time, go to http://www.bts.gov/5PctCancels/index.html
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SEPTEMBER 2015
TABLE 9. CAUSES OF DELAY*, BY CARRIER
CAUSES OF DELAY
DIVERTED
%
DIVERTED
AIR
CARRIER
DELAY
%
AIR
CARRIER
DELAY
EXTREME
WEATHER
DELAY
%
EXTREME
WEATHER
DELAY
NATIONAL
AVIATION
SYSTEM
DELAY
%
NATIONAL
AVIATION
SYSTEM
DELAY
SECURITY
DELAY
%
SECURITY
DELAY
LATE
ARRIVING
AIRCRAFT
DELAY
%
LATE
ARRIVING
AIRCRAFT
DELAY
0.48%
138
0.19%
3485
4.75%
389
0.53%
3483
4.75%
30
0.04%
2687
3.66%
26
0.18%
13
0.09%
468
3.28%
27
0.19%
644
4.51%
37
0.26%
392
2.74%
90
0.43%
36
0.17%
1253
5.93%
119
0.56%
1476
6.98%
13
0.06%
1250
5.92%
90.53%
0.01%
107
0.15%
2276
3.16%
329
0.46%
2474
3.43%
0.00%
1632
2.26%
37507
85.79%
266
0.61%
88
0.20%
1769
4.05%
66
0.15%
2148
4.91%
0.00%
1877
4.29%
6752
85.76%
21
0.27%
0.08%
271
3.44%
12
0.16%
493
6.27%
0.00%
317
4.03%
6154
5180
84.17%
24
0.39%
0.05%
426
6.92%
76
1.24%
13
0.22%
0.02%
430
6.99%
ENVOY
21202
17956
84.69%
368
1.74%
35
0.17%
869
4.10%
155
0.73%
900
4.25%
0.04%
910
4.29%
SPIRIT****
9948
7633
76.73%
68
0.68%
12
0.12%
591
5.94%
37
0.37%
1022
10.27%
0.06%
579
5.82%
SKYWEST
47625
40637
85.33%
352
0.74%
66
0.14%
1779
3.74%
151
0.32%
2031
4.27%
13
0.03%
2595
5.45%
UNITED
41778
36023
86.22%
106
0.25%
70
0.17%
2013
4.82%
159
0.38%
1839
4.40%
0.00%
1566
3.75%
TOTAL
RECORDS
ONTIME
%
ONTIME
CANCELLED
%
CANCELLED
AMERICAN**
73379
62814
85.60%
353
ALASKA
14271
JETBLUE
21133
12665
88.75%
16896
79.95%
DELTA
72063
65238
EXPRESSJET
43721
FRONTIER
7873
HAWAIIAN
CARRIER
VIRGIN AMERICA
SOUTHWEST***
TOTAL
5154
4454
86.42%
11
0.21%
0.04%
148
2.86%
66
1.28%
244
4.73%
0.04%
227
4.41%
100645
88337
87.77%
384
0.38%
142
0.14%
3698
3.67%
435
0.43%
2565
2.55%
33
0.03%
5052
5.02%
464946
402092
86.48%
2075
0.45%
718
0.15%
19044
4.10%
2022
0.43%
19332
4.16%
148
0.03%
19514
4.20%
*Causes of Delay:
Air Carrier Delay: The cause of the cancellation or delay was due to circumstances within the airlines control (e.g. maintenance or crew problems, etc.).
Extreme Weather Delay: Significant meteorological conditions (actual or forecasted) that, in the judgment of the carrier, delays or prevents the operation of a flight.
National Aviation System Delay: Delays and cancellations attributable to the national aviation system refer to a broad set of conditions -- non-extreme weather conditions,
airport operations, heavy traffic volume, air traffic control, etc.
Security Delay: Delays caused by evacuation of terminal or concourse, re-boarding of aircraft because of security breech, inoperative screening equipment and long lines
in excess of 29 minutes at screening areas.
Late Arriving Aircraft Delay: Previous flight with same aircraft arrived late which caused the present flight to depart late.
A cancelled flight is a flight that was not operated, but was in the carrier's computer reservation system within 7 days of the scheduled departure. A diverted flight is a flight
which is operated from the scheduled origin point to a point other than the scheduled destination point in the carrier's published schedule.
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SEPTEMBER 2015
TABLE 10. OVERALL CAUSES OF DELAY*
NATIONAL
AVIATION
SYSTEM
DELAY
4.16%
SECURITY
DELAY
0.03%
LATE
ARRIVING
AIRCRAFT
DELAY
4.20%
EXTREME
WEATHER
DELAY
0.43%
AIR
CARRIER
DELAY
4.10%
Diverted
0.15%
Cancelled
0.45%
ONTIME
86.48
Causes of Delay:
Air Carrier Delay: The cause of the cancellation or delay was due to circumstances within the airlines control (e.g. maintenance or crew problems, etc.).
Extreme Weather Delay: Significant meteorological conditions (actual or forecasted) that, in the judgment of the carrier, delays or prevents the operation of a flight.
National Aviation System Delay: Delays and cancellations attributable to the national aviation system refer to a broad set of conditions -- non-extreme weather conditions,
airport operations, heavy traffic volume, air traffic control, etc.
Security Delay: Delays caused by evacuation of terminal or concourse, re-boarding of aircraft because of security breech, inoperative screening equipment and long lines
in excess of 29 minutes at screening areas.
Late Arriving Aircraft Delay: Previous flight with same aircraft arrived late which caused the present flight to depart late.
A cancelled flight is a flight that was not operated, but was in the carrier's computer reservation system within 7 days of the scheduled departure. A diverted flight is a flight
which is operated from the scheduled origin point to a point other than the scheduled destination point in the carrier's published schedule.
Note: For additional airline-specific information, visit http://www.bts.gov
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SEPTEMBER 2015
TABLE 11. LIST OF DOMESTIC FLIGHTS WITH TARMAC DELAYS OVER 3 HOURS
BY CARRIER
Air
Flight
Origin
Destination
Date of
Location of
Minutes of
Carrier
Number
Airport
Airport
Flight
Longest Tarmac Time
Tarmac Delay
None
Note: Tarmac delays of more than 3 hours on any domestic flight based on reports from all carriers operating domestic flights within the U.S.
(Part 234 and 244).
25
SEPTEMBER 2015
TABLE 11A. LIST OF INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS WITH TARMAC DELAYS OVER 4 HOURS
BY CARRIER
Air
Flight
Origin
Destination
Date of
Location of
Minutes of
Carrier
Number
Airport
Airport
Flight
Longest Tarmac Time
Tarmac Delay
None
Note: Tarmac delays of more than 4 hours on any international flight at its U.S. airport departure from or arrival in the U.S. based on reports from all
U.S. and foreign carriers operating international flights to and from the U.S. (Part 244).
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SEPTEMBER 2015
TABLE 12. NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF REGULARLY SCHEDULED DOMESTIC FLIGHTS EXPERIENCING TARMAC DELAYS OVER 2 HOURS
BY CARRIER
NUMBER OF REGULARLY
SCHEDULED FLIGHTS REPORTED
FROM CARRIER
21,202
NUMBERS
13
0.06
AMERICAN*
73,379
38
0.05
SPIRIT***
9,948
0.04
CARRIER
ENVOY
TARMAC DELAYS 2 HOURS OR LONGER

PERCENTAGE
UNITED
41,778
16
0.04
DELTA
72,063
12
0.02
FRONTIER
7,873
0.01
EXPRESSJET
43,721
0.01
SKYWEST
47,625
0.01
ALASKA
14,271
0.01
SOUTHWEST**
100,645
0.00
JETBLUE
21,133
0.00
HAWAIIAN
6,154
0.00
VIRGIN AMERICA
5,154
0.00
464,946
101
0.02
TOTAL
Note: Tarmac delays of 2 hours or more on any scheduled domestic flight based on reports from carriers reporting Part 234 monthly on-time data.
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FOOTNOTES FOR TABLES 1 THROUGH 6 (FLIGHT DELAYS) AND 8 (CANCELLATIONS)
See Appendix for list of carrier codes.
See Appendix for list of 29 airports for which data must be reported. Data include all reported domestic flight
operations to the 29 reportable airports (e.g., Albany to Atlanta, Toledo to Boston).
All domestic airports for which carriers reported data. Data include all reported domestic flight operations to the 29
reportable airports and from those airports to other destinations (e.g., Albany to Atlanta, and Atlanta to Albany). In addition,
for carriers that reported data for their entire domestic systems, the data also include all reported domestic flight operations
between non-required airports (e.g., Albany to Toledo).
"On time" means an arrival less than 15 minutes after scheduled arrival time; cancelled and diverted flights are not
considered on-time arrivals.
"On time" means a departure less than 15 minutes after scheduled departure time; cancelled flights are not considered
on-time departures; diverted flights may be on time or late departures, depending on actual departure time.
Incomplete data; percentage based on operations reported.
Carrier did not report useable data.
Carrier did not serve airport.
Regularly scheduled flights are those for which the carrier reported at least 15 operations for the month.
Blanks in any time interval in Tables 3 and 4 indicate no arrival operations (Table 3) or departure operations
(Table 4) for domestic flights of the reporting carriers during that time period. Other carriers, including code-sharing
partners, may operate during those periods.
Flights listed arrived at the scheduled destination gate more than 30 minutes after the published arrival time more than 50
percent of the time in each month. Some flights on the list are a combination of flights operated by the same carrier between
the same origin and destination with a change in scheduled departure time of 30 minutes or less.
Carrier reported data for entire domestic system.
Carrier reported data voluntarily.
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APPENDIX
NOTE: The Department of Transportation has screened the reporting carriers' data for completeness and verified all arithmetic data elements computed by the
carriers (e.g., length of delay). Individual flight operations records with incorrect calculations, erroneous city-pairs, or missing data elements were rejected and
excluded from the data base; such rejected records accounted for less than 0.01% of the flight operations records submitted. Any errors in the data base with respect
to basic flight data -- non-computed data elements such as flight numbers, scheduled and actual arrival/departure times, days of operation -- are the responsibility of
the reporting carrier.
Airports Covered by the Rule (14 CFR PART 234 *)
Atlanta: Hartsfield-Jackson
Balt/Wash: Thurgood Marshall
Boston: Logan International
Charlotte: Douglas
Chicago: Midway
Chicago: O'Hare
Dallas-Fort Worth: International
Denver: International
Detroit: Metro Wayne County
Ft. Lauderdale: International
Houston: George Bush
Las Vegas: McCarran International
Los Angeles: International
Miami: International
Minneapolis-St. Paul: International
Newark: Liberty International
New York: JFK International
New York: LaGuardia
Orlando: International
Philadelphia: International
Phoenix: Sky Harbor International
Portland: International
Salt Lake City: International
San Diego: Lindbergh Field
San Francisco: International
Seattle-Tacoma: International
Tampa: Tampa International
Washington: Dulles
Washington: Reagan National
ATL
BWI
BOS
CLT
MDW
ORD
DFW
DEN
DTW
FLL
IAH
LAS
LAX
MIA
MSP
EWR
JFK
LGA
MCO
PHL
PHX
PDX
SLC
SAN
SFO
SEA
TPA
IAD
DCA
Air Carriers Required to Report

Data to DOT and to CRS Vendors
AS
AA**
MQ
EV
DL
F9
HA
B6
OO
WN***
NK****
UA
VX
Alaska Airlines
American Airlines
Envoy Air
ExpressJet Airlines
Delta Air Lines
Frontier Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines
JetBlue Airways
SkyWest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Spirit Airlines
United Airlines
Virgin America
* Based on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics Technical

Reporting Directive #24, issued October 10, 2014, effective
January 1, 2015.
** Effective July 2015, data of the merged operations of American
Airlines and US Airways are combined and appear only as AA,
American, or American Airlines.
*** Effective January 2015, data of the merged operations of
Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways are combined and appear as
WN, Southwest, or Southwest Airlines.
****Effective January 2015 Spirit Airlines became a reporting carrier,
and appears as NK, Spirit, or Spirit Airlines.
.
Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings

U.S. Department of Transportation
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MISHANDLED BAGGAGE
This section gives the rate of mishandled-baggage reports per 1,000 passengers by carrier and for the industry. The rate
is based on the total number of reports each carrier received from passengers concerning lost, damaged, delayed or
pilfered baggage. The reports of mishandled baggage do not distinguish between carriers that interline and those that do
not. As with the data on flight delays in the previous section, these baggage statistics are filed with DOTs Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (Office of Airline Information) on a monthly basis by U.S. airlines that have at least one
percent of total domestic scheduled-service passenger revenues, plus any other airline that voluntarily submits the data.
See 14 CFR Part 234.
30
MISHANDLED BAGGAGE REPORTS

FILED BY PASSENGERS
U.S. AIRLINES
SEPTEMBER 2015
RANK
AIRLINE
VIRGIN AMERICA
JETBLUE AIRWAYS
TOTAL
BAGGAGE
REPORTS
ENPLANED
PASSENGERS
SEPTEMBER 2014
REPORTS
PER 1,000
PASSENGERS
TOTAL
BAGGAGE
REPORTS
ENPLANED
PASSENGERS
REPORTS
PER 1,000
PASSENGERS
377
543,112
0.69
375
482,826
0.78
3,421
2,278,533
1.50
3,506
2,051,251
1.71
DELTA AIR LINES
14,448
9,583,540
1.51
19,101
8,847,489
2.16
UNITED AIRLINES
12,867
5,878,639
2.19
16,872
5,400,660
3.12
SPIRIT AIRLINES****
2,944
1,321,201
2.23
****
****
****
FRONTIER AIRLINES
2,512
1,005,251
2.50
1,665
1,046,116
1.59
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES
1,976
781,994
2.53
1,668
760,663
2.19
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES***
30,514
11,612,332
2.63
32,933
10,228,460
3.22
AMERICAN AIRLINES**
28,906
9,788,483
2.95
16,760
5,398,377
3.10
10
SKYWEST AIRLINES
7,020
2,375,753
2.95
8,079
2,230,097
3.62
11
ALASKA AIRLINES
5,877
1,789,874
3.28
3,870
1,611,846
2.40
12
EXPRESSJET AIRLINES
6,688
1,908,416
3.50
10,111
2,296,828
4.40
13
ENVOY AIR
4,728
891,857
5.30
8,099
1,202,534
6.73
122,278
49,758,985
2.46
123,039
41,557,147
2.96
TOTALS
For simplicity, statistics are displayed to two decimal places. Actual ranking order is based on our computer carrying out the number of decimal places to nine.
TOTAL BAGGAGE REPORTSFor the domestic system only. These are passenger reports of mishandled baggage, including those that did not subsequently result in
claims for compensation.
ENPLANED PASSENGERSFor the domestic system only.
* All U.S. airlines with at least one percent of total domestic scheduled-service passenger revenues, as determined by DOTs Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The
carriers that are ranked in this table are the same carriers that are ranked in the Flight Delays, Oversales, and Consumer Complaints sections of this report.
** Effective July 2015, data of the merged operations of American Airlines and US Airways are combined, and appear only as American Airlines in this table. Totals for
September 2014 reflect the deletion of US Airways data for that month.
Totals for September 2014 reflect the deletion of AirTrans data for that month.
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MISHANDLED BAGGAGE REPORTS

FILED BY PASSENGERS
U.S. AIRLINES
JANUARY - SEPTEMBER 2015
RANK
AIRLINE
VIRGIN AMERICA
JETBLUE AIRWAYS
DELTA AIR LINES
TOTAL
BAGGAGE
REPORTS
ENPLANED
PASSENGERS
REPORTS
PER 1,000
PASSENGERS
TOTAL
BAGGAGE
REPORTS
ENPLANED
PASSENGERS
REPORTS
PER 1,000
PASSENGERS
4,157
5,056,177
0.82
4,582
4,734,000
0.97
40,495
22,250,636
1.82
42,679
20,528,827
2.08
190,884
88,213,445
2.16
198,854
81,465,353
2.44
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES
19,341
7,465,924
2.59
15,682
7,134,524
2.20
SPIRIT AIRLINES****
31,352
11,893,917
2.64
****
****
****
FRONTIER AIRLINES
27,049
8,574,191
3.15
15,085
8,458,150
1.78
UNITED AIRLINES
176,200
53,513,916
3.29
187,168
50,886,275
3.68
358,290
107,770,315
3.32
409,748
95,871,070
4.27
ALASKA AIRLINES
57,842
16,643,673
3.48
39,628
14,889,237
2.66
10
AMERICAN AIRLINES**
270,679
66,600,178
4.06
200,699
52,270,327
3.84
11
SKYWEST AIRLINES
90,017
21,768,735
4.14
97,767
20,435,924
4.78
12
EXPRESSJET AIRLINES
99,513
18,893,738
5.27
127,276
21,861,991
5.82
13
ENVOY AIR
85,255
9,314,823
9.15
103,701
11,753,299
8.82
1,451,074
437,959,668
3.31
1,442,869
390,288,977
3.70
TOTALS
TOTAL BAGGAGE REPORTSFor the domestic system only. These are passenger reports of mishandled baggage, including those that did not subsequently result in
claims for compensation.
ENPLANED PASSENGERSFor the domestic system only.
January - September t 2014 reflect the deletion of US Airways data for that month.
Totals for January - September 2014 reflect the deletion of AirTrans data for that month.
32
OVERSALES
This section furnishes data on the number of passengers who hold confirmed reservations and are denied boarding ("bumped") from a flight
because it is oversold. These figures include only passengers whose oversold flight departs without them; they do not include passengers
affected by cancelled, delayed or diverted flights.
The report includes U.S. airlines that have at least one percent of total domestic scheduled-service passenger revenues and operate aircraft
with a passenger capacity of 30 or more seats (see footnote on chart for details). It provides system data for scheduled passenger service on
domestic flights and data on international flight segments that originate in the United States. Information is displayed for the latest available
quarter and for the year to date, for the current period and for the same period in the previous year. The data are reported quarterly to DOTs
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (Office of Airline Information). The reporting requirement is found in 14 CFR 250.10.
These tables give information by carrier on the number of passengers bumped involuntarily and on the number who voluntarily gave up
their seat on an oversold flight in exchange for compensation. Also shown is the rate of involuntary denied boardings per 10,000
passengers. This rate determines the order in which carriers are listed; the airline with the lowest rate appears first. The number and rate of
involuntary denied boardings include both passengers who received denied boarding compensation and passengers who did not qualify for
compensation because of one of the exceptions in the oversales rule. There are four exceptions: 1) passenger accommodated on another
flight scheduled to arrive within one hour of the original flight; 2) passenger fails to comply with ticketing, check-in or reconfirmation
procedures; 3) aircraft of smaller capacity is substituted; and (4) passenger is denied boarding due to safety-related weight restrictions on an
aircraft with 60 or fewer seats. Totals appear at the end of each table.
The enplanements figures that are used to calculate the involuntary denied boarding rate do not include inbound international service, since
the rule does not apply to these flights.
33
PASSENGERS DENIED BOARDING

BY U.S. AIRLINES
JULY - SEPTEMBER 2015

DENIED BOARDINGS (DBS)
RANK
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
AIRLINE
JETBLUE AIRWAYS
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES
VIRGIN AMERICA
DELTA AIR LINES
SPIRIT AIRLINES****
ALASKA AIRLINES
UNITED AIRLINES
AMERICAN AIRLINES**
SKYWEST AIRLINES
FRONTIER AIRLINES
EXPRESSJET AIRLINES
ENVOY AIR
TOTALS
Voluntary
Involuntary
Enplaned
Passengers
JULY - SEPTEMBER 2014

Involuntary
DBs per
10,000 psgrs

Voluntary
Involuntary
Enplaned
Passengers
Involuntary
DBs per
10,000 psgrs
358
124
279
33,166
1,000
1,267
23,206
15,366
27,315
12,951
715
9,527
4,279
8
12
17
479
65
171
1,378
2,558
4,413
924
390
962
529
8,318,476
2,775,894
1,813,533
33,714,771
4,226,050
6,064,451
21,879,356
36,891,115
37,603,390
7,710,341
3,201,831
6,328,398
2,958,349
0.01
0.04
0.09
0.14
0.15
0.28
0.63
0.69
1.17
1.20
1.22
1.52
1.79
851
92
235
26,777
****
1,305
14,419
7,614
24,822
8,493
1,069
10,615
3,340
526
81
5
564
****
283
1,530
508
3,197
1,373
540
1,120
422
7,727,979
2,671,867
1,677,222
31,309,829
****
5,517,702
20,332,343
19,864,696
33,271,343
6,752,821
3,323,385
7,834,239
3,940,167
0.68
0.30
0.03
0.18
****
0.51
0.75
0.26
0.96
2.03
1.62
1.43
1.07
129,553
11,906
173,485,955
0.69
99,632
10,149
144,223,593
0.70
** Effective July 2015, data of the merged operations of American Airlines and US Airways are combined, and appear only as American Airlines in this table. Totals for July September 2014 reflect the deletion of US Airways data for that quarter.
Totals for July September 2014 reflect the deletion of AirTrans data for that quarter.
34
PASSENGERS DENIED BOARDING

BY U.S. AIRLINES

RANK
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
AIRLINE
Voluntary
Involuntary
Enplaned
Passengers

Involuntary
DBs per
10,000 psgrs

Voluntary
Involuntary
Enplaned
Passengers
Involuntary
DBs per
10,000 psgrs
JETBLUE AIRWAYS
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES
VIRGIN AMERICA
DELTA AIR LINES
SPIRIT AIRLINES****
ALASKA AIRLINES
AMERICAN AIRLINES**
UNITED AIRLINES
FRONTIER AIRLINES
EXPRESSJET AIRLINES
SKYWEST AIRLINES
ENVOY AIR
1,243
288
1,234
112,748
5,431
4,319
36,997
62,647
2,096
77,040
33,965
40,933
14,360
52
21
37
1,472
372
581
5,078
4,842
852
12,175
3,612
4,293
2,237
23,781,001
7,854,220
5,095,860
93,983,253
11,779,984
16,664,302
75,058,645
61,151,440
8,796,393
107,093,301
18,979,113
21,572,706
9,308,076
0.02
0.03
0.07
0.16
0.32
0.35
0.68
0.79
0.97
1.14
1.90
1.99
2.40
1,599
288
608
80,557
****
3,358
26,603
52,386
2,658
68,913
43,669
31,166
13,866
620
116
41
3,847
****
727
2,468
8,096
1,175
10,177
6,714
5,838
1,890
21,914,305
7,577,435
4,839,965
87,029,470
****
14,901,382
58,239,415
58,370,933
8,662,498
83,905,827
22,376,009
19,763,750
11,798,341
0.28
0.15
0.08
0.44
****
0.49
0.42
1.39
1.36
1.21
3.00
2.95
1.60
TOTALS
393,301
35,624
461,118,294
0.77
325,671
41,709
399,379,330
1.04
January - September 2014 reflect the deletion of US Airways data.
Totals for January September 2014 reflect the deletion of AirTrans data.
35
CONSUMER COMPLAINTS
This section summarizes aviation consumer complaints filed with the Department in writing, by telephone, via e-mail, or in person. DOT
has not determined the validity of the complaints. The report does not include safety complaints (which are handled by the Federal Aviation
Administration) or security complaints (which are handled by the Transportation Security Administration). An explanation of each section
of the report appears below:
Summary - Table 1 gives the total number of complaints, and also breaks down complaints by industry groups (U.S. airlines, tour
operators, etc.). As with most other sections of the report, figures for the current month are compared to the same month in the previous
year.
Complaint Categories - Table 2 ranks the categories of complaints (baggage, refunds, etc.). A detailed explanation of each category
appears at the end of the report.
U.S. Airlines - Table 3 shows the number of complaints against individual U.S. airlines, listed alphabetically and broken down by
complaint category.
Incident Date - Table 4 shows the number of complaints against individual U.S. airlines, listed alphabetically and broken down by the
percentage of complaints where the incident occurred in the most recent month versus previous periods (Incident Date data is not included in
YTD section).
Companies Other Than U.S. Airlines - Table 5 (Table 4 in YTD reports) provides the same information as above for foreign
airlines, and for tour operators, travel agents, etc.
Airline Rankings - Table 6 (Table 5 in YTD reports) ranks the largest U.S. airlines (those that each account for one percent of total
domestic scheduled-service passenger revenues, plus any other carrier that voluntarily reports flight delay and mishandled baggage data to
DOT) according to the rate of complaints per 100,000 passengers. This ranking takes into account airline size when identifying the carriers
against whom the most complaints have been filed.
36
TABLE 1
CONSUMER COMPLAINTS
SUMMARY
SEPTEMBER 2015
COMPLAINTS
U.S. AIRLINES
OPINIONS
SEPTEMBER 2014
COMPLIMENTS
INFO REQUESTS
COMPLAINTS
OPINIONS
COMPLIMENTS
INFO REQUESTS
1,351
55
260
794
29
97
460
35
326
34
TRAVEL AGENTS
20
21
TOUR OPERATORS
MISCELLANEOUS
26
13
17
13
13
1,857
65
315
1,158
49
151
FOREIGN AIRLINES
INDUSTRY TOTALS
37
Table 2
COMPLAINT CATEGORIES
SEPTEMBER 2015
COMPLAINT CATEGORY
RANKING
COMPLAINTS **
SUB-CATEGORY
532
RANKING
1
COMPLAINTS**
FLIGHT PROBLEMS
CANCELLATIONS
DELAYS
MISCONNECTIONS
BAGGAGE
287
216
RES/TKTG/BOARDING
259
146
CUSTOMER SERVICE
208
156
FARES
199
93
REFUNDS
140
108
DISABILITY
115
60
OVERSALES
63
31
OTHER
FREQUENT FLYER
30
28
125
94
57
11
11
ADVERTISING
10
15
10
DISCRIMINATION
11
11
ANIMALS
12
12
1,857
A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE COMPLAINT CATEGORIES IS ATTACHED.
** INCLUDES FIGURES FOR SUB-CATEGORIES.
SUB-CATEGORY
307
195
193
92
COMPLAINT TOTAL
SEPTEMBER 2014
1,158
38
Table 3

COMPLAINTS AGAINST U.S. AIRLINES
BY COMPLAINT CATEGORY *
SEPTEMBER 2015
U.S. AIRLINES **
FLIGHT
PROBLEMS
OVERSALES
AIR WISCONSIN
ALASKA AIRLINES
ALLEGIANT AIR
AMERICAN AIRLINES
COMPASS AIRLINES
DELTA AIR LINES
ENDEAVOR AIR
ENVOY AIR
EXPRESSJET AIRLINES
FRONTIER AIRLINES
GOJET AIRLINES
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES
JETBLUE AIRWAYS
MESA AIRLINES
PIEDMONT AIRLINES
PSA AIRLINES
REPUBLIC AIRLINES
SKYWEST AIRLINES
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
SPIRIT AIRLINES
UNITED AIRLINES
VIRGIN AMERICA
OTHER U.S. AIRLINES
9
0
10
117
5
36
4
8
6
21
7
3
11
5
3
5
15
18
18
50
61
2
8
0
0
0
16
0
9
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
4
15
0
0
TOTAL SEPTEMBER 2015

% OF TOTAL COMPLAINTS
422
31.2
TOTAL SEPTEMBER 2014

246
31.0
ALPHABETICAL
RES/TKTG/
BOARDING
FARES
REFUNDS
BAGGAGE
CUSTOMER
SERVICE
DISABILITY
ADVERTISING
DISCRIMINATION
ANIMALS
OTHER
0
1
5
67
0
16
1
1
0
15
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
23
21
0
6
0
3
5
84
0
3
0
0
0
6
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
27
25
0
1
0
1
2
46
0
1
0
0
0
7
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
18
16
1
2
0
4
5
69
1
10
0
0
0
10
0
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
15
16
29
3
3
0
0
5
49
1
10
0
3
1
10
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
7
19
38
5
1
0
0
4
18
0
11
0
2
1
8
0
7
2
0
3
0
0
1
8
3
23
0
0
0
0
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
5
0
1
52
3.8
163
12.1
159
11.8
103
7.6
171
12.7
153
11.3
91
6.7
9
0.7
5
0.4
1
0.1
22
1.6
1,351
24
3.0
91
11.5
81
10.2
67
8.4
104
13.1
102
12.8
50
6.3
5
0.6
6
0.8
0
0.0
18
2.3
794
A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE COMPLAINT CATEGORIES FOLLOWS THIS SECTION.
** AIRLINES ARE LISTED INDIVIDUALY IF DOT RECEIVED FIVE (5) OR MORE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THEM DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD.
U.S. AIRLINES ACCOUNTING FOR FEWER COMPLAINTS THAN THAT ARE INCLUDED UNDER OTHER U.S. AIRLINES.
COMPLAINTS AGAINST
TOTAL
9
9
37
480
7
100
5
14
8
83
8
15
27
5
7
6
15
21
62
164
236
11
22
39
Table 4

BY INCIDENT DATE
SEPTEMBER 2015
U.S. AIRLINES *
ALPHABETICAL
AIR WISCONSIN
ALASKA AIRLINES
ALLEGIANT AIR
AMERICAN AIRLINES
COMPASS AIRLINES
DELTA AIR LINES
ENDEAVOR AIR
ENVOY AIR
EXPRESSJET AIRLINES
FRONTIER AIRLINES
GOJET AIRLINES
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES
JETBLUE AIRWAYS
MESA AIRLINES
PIEDMONT AIRLINES
PSA AIRLINES
REPUBLIC AIRLINES
SKYWEST AIRLINES
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
SPIRIT AIRLINES
UNITED AIRLINES
VIRGIN AMERICA
OTHER U.S. AIRLINES
TOTALS
PREVIOUS YEAR'S TOTALS
COMPS
RECD
IN
SEP
INCIDENTS
IN
SEP
PERCENT
INCIDENTS
IN
AUG
PERCENT
INCIDENTS
IN ALL
PRIOR
MONTHS
PERCENT
UNKNOWN
INCIDENT
DATE
PERCENT
9
9
37
480
7
100
5
14
8
83
8
15
27
5
7
6
15
21
62
164
236
11
22
5
3
13
126
3
35
2
7
5
49
4
5
14
4
3
5
8
9
34
88
92
6
5
55.6
33.3
35.1
26.2
42.9
35.0
40.0
50.0
62.5
59.0
50.0
33.3
51.9
80.0
42.9
83.3
53.3
42.9
54.8
53.7
39.0
54.5
22.7
2
3
5
79
3
26
1
3
3
6
3
3
4
1
0
0
3
5
16
28
49
2
3
22.2
33.3
13.5
16.5
42.9
26.0
20.0
21.4
37.5
7.2
37.5
20.0
14.8
20.0
0.0
0.0
20.0
23.8
25.8
17.1
20.8
18.2
13.6
1
3
14
200
1
32
2
1
0
17
1
6
7
0
1
1
1
6
8
33
63
3
10
11.1
33.3
37.8
41.7
14.3
32.0
40.0
7.1
0.0
20.5
12.5
40.0
25.9
0.0
14.3
16.7
6.7
28.6
12.9
20.1
26.7
27.3
45.5
1
0
5
75
0
7
0
3
0
11
0
1
2
0
3
0
3
1
4
15
32
0
4
11.1
0.0
13.5
15.6
0.0
7.0
0.0
21.4
0.0
13.3
0.0
6.7
7.4
0.0
42.9
0.0
20.0
4.8
6.5
9.1
13.6
0.0
18.2
1,351
525
38.9
248
18.4
411
30.4
167
12.4
794
320
40.3
173
21.8
221
27.8
80
10.1
*AIRLINES ARE LISTED INDIVIDUALLY IF DOT RECEIVED

5 OR MORE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THEM DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD.
FOR FEWER COMPLAINTS THAN THAT ARE INCLUDED UNDER 'OTHER U.S. AIRLINES.
COMPLAINTS AGAINST U.S. AIRLINES ACCOUNTING
40
Table 5


COMPANIES OTHER THAN U.S. AIRLINES * BY COMPLAINT CATEGORY **
SEPTEMBER 2015
FLIGHT
PROBLEMS
OVERSALES
0
3
0
38
5
0
2
7
1
1
2
2
1
0
6
11
2
1
0
0
0
1
22
105
0
2
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
11
1
9
2
13
4
1
1
3
1
2
1
0
1
1
10
0
1
3
2
0
7
5
13
81
TRAVEL AGENTS
OTHER TRAVEL AGENTS
TOTALS
1
1
0
0
TOUR OPERATORS
OTHER TOUR OPERATORS
TOTALS
0
0
MISCELLANEOUS
TSA
OTHER MISCELLANEOUS
TOTALS
0
4
4
FOREIGN AIRLINES
AER LINGUS
AEROMEXICO
AIR BERLIN
AIR CANADA
AIR FRANCE
AIR INDIA
ALITALIA AIRLINES
BRITISH AIRWAYS
CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES
EMIRATES AIRLINES
ETIHAD AIRWAYS
FIJI AIRWAYS
IBERIA AIRLINES
KLM
LUFTHANSA
NORWEGIAN AIR SHUTTLE
PHILIPPINE AIRLINES
QATAR AIRWAYS
TAM
TRANSAERO
TURKISH AIRLINES
VOLARIS AIRLINES
OTHER FOREIGN AIRLINES
TOTALS
RES/TKTG/
BOARDING
REFUNDS
BAGGAGE
CUSTOMER
SERVICE
DISABILITY
ADVERTISING
DISCRIMINATION
0
1
0
5
1
0
0
11
0
0
2
0
0
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
10
36
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
5
2
2
9
30
3
1
5
8
8
3
3
10
1
3
4
3
3
6
6
5
0
1
3
0
3
1
30
110
1
1
0
13
6
1
4
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
5
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
9
49
0
0
0
1
5
0
1
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
7
24
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
10
10
2
2
5
5
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
5
0
2
2
0
2
2
3
3
6
2
2
4
0
0
0
FARES
ANIMALS
OTHER
TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
6
5
19
9
81
33
6
13
39
5
9
12
6
5
9
31
17
5
9
7
5
16
10
109
460
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
7
19
26
* COMPANIES ARE LISTED INDIVIDUALLY IF DOT RECEIVED FIVE (5) OR MORE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THEM DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. COMPLAINTS AGAINST COMPANIES ACCOUNTING
FOR FEWER COMPLAINTS THAN THAT ARE INCLUDED UNDER 'OTHER FOREIGN AIRLINES,' 'OTHER TOUR OPERATORS,' ETC.
** A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE COMPLAINT CATEGORIES FOLLOWS THIS SECTION.
41
TABLE 6
CONSUMER COMPLAINTS: RANKINGS
U.S. AIRLINES *
SEPTEMBER 2015
RANK
AIRLINE
COMPLAINTS
SYSTEMWIDE
ENPLANEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 2014
COMPLAINTS
PER 100,000
ENPLANEMENTS
COMPLAINTS
SYSTEMWIDE
ENPLANEMENTS
COMPLAINTS
PER 100,000
ENPLANEMENTS
EXPRESSJET AIRLINES
2,014,225
0.40
19
2,459,435
0.77
ALASKA AIRLINES
1,813,360
0.50
1,649,965
0.42
62
11,546,099
0.54
45
10,073,964
0.45
SKYWEST AIRLINES
21
2,500,275
0.84
11
2,266,410
0.49
DELTA AIR LINES
100
11,285,071
0.89
76
10,601,705
0.72
JETBLUE AIRWAYS
27
2,633,645
1.03
25
2,357,417
1.06
ENVOY AIR
14
911,812
1.54
14
1,268,813
1.10
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES
15
831,292
1.80
811,582
0.86
VIRGIN AMERICA
11
558,549
1.97
493,335
0.81
10
UNITED AIRLINES
236
7,625,175
3.10
168
7,118,895
2.36
11
AMERICAN AIRLINES**
480
11,576,281
4.15
120
6,726,622
1.78
12
FRONTIER AIRLINES
83
1,104,931
7.51
39
1,068,391
3.65
13
SPIRIT AIRLINES****
164
1,418,068
11.57
****
****
****
1,230
55,818,783
2.20
535
46,896,534
1.14
TOTAL
Note: For simplicity, statistics are displayed to two decimal places. Actual ranking order is based on our computer carrying out the number of decimal places to nine.
* All U.S. airlines with at least one percent of total domestic scheduled-service passenger revenues, as determined by DOTs Bureau of Transportation Statistics, plus other
carriers that report flight delay and mishandled baggage data voluntarily. The carriers that are ranked in this table are the same carriers that are ranked in the Flight Delays,
Mishandled Baggage, and Oversales sections of this report.
** Effective July 2015, data of the merged operations of American Airlines and US Airways are combined, and appear only as American Airlines in this table. Totals for September
2014 reflect the deletion of US Airways data for that month.
*** Effective January 2015, complaints of the merged operations of Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways are combined, and appear only as Southwest Airlines in this table.
Totals for September 2014 reflect the deletion of AirTrans complaints for that month.
42
TABLE 1 (YTD)
CONSUMER COMPLAINTS
U.S. AIRLINES
FOREIGN AIRLINES
TRAVEL AGENTS
TOUR OPERATORS
MISCELLANEOUS
INDUSTRY TOTALS
COMPLIMENTS
COMPLAINTS
OPINIONS
INFO REQUESTS
COMPLAINTS
OPINIONS
COMPLIMENTS
INFO REQUESTS
11,943
15,611*
18
1,404
9,135
462
20
1,151
3,372
43
344
2,895
36
362
270
147
199
119
183
75
113
115
106
147
15,770
15,738
26
2,008
12,348
609
21
1,779
*Out Of the 15,227 opinions received by the Department in February 2015, 15,190 were from consumers who purchased tickets on United Airlines Denmark website
at mistaken fare levels. For additional information see http://www.dot.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/Mistaken_Fare_AEP_Statement_on_United_Airlines.pdf.
43
TABLE 2 (YTD)
JANUARY 2015 - SEPTEMBER 2015

COMPLAINT CATEGORY
COMPLAINTS **
SUB-CATEGORY
5,119

RANKING
1
COMPLAINTS**
FLIGHT PROBLEMS
CANCELLATIONS
DELAYS
MISCONNECTIONS
BAGGAGE
2,427
2,121
RES/TKTG/BOARDING
2,110
1,811
CUSTOMER SERVICE
1,770
1,329
FARES
1,445
627
REFUNDS
1,212
893
DISABILITY
661
605
OVERSALES
508
398
OTHER
FREQUENT FLYER
324
298
1,806
1,252
613
174
151
10
141
10
101
DISCRIMINATION
11
51
11
52
ANIMALS
12
12
15,770
A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE COMPLAINT CATEGORIES IS ATTACHED.
** INCLUDES FIGURES FOR SUB-CATEGORIES.
SUB-CATEGORY
4,111
2,070
1,810
736
ADVERTISING
COMPLAINT TOTAL
RANKING
12,348
44
TABLE 3 (YTD)

BY COMPLAINT CATEGORY*
U.S.
AIRLINES **
FLIGHT
PROBLEMS
OVERSALES
AIR WISCONSIN
ALASKA AIRLINES
ALLEGIANT AIR
AMERICAN AIRLINES
COMMUTAIR
COMPASS AIRLINES
DELTA AIR LINES
DYNAMIC AIRWAYS
ENDEAVOR AIR
ENVOY AIR
EXPRESSJET AIRLINES
FRONTIER AIRLINES
GOJET AIRLINES
GREAT LAKES AVIATION
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES
HORIZON AIRLINES
JETBLUE AIRWAYS
MESA AIRLINES
PIEDMONT AIRLINES
PSA AIRLINES
REPUBLIC AIRLINES
SEABORNE AIRLINES
SHUTTLE AMERICA
SILVER AIRWAYS
SKYWEST AIRLINES
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
SPIRIT AIRLINES
SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES
TRANS STATES AIRLINES
UNITED AIRLINES
US AIRWAYS
VIRGIN AMERICA
OTHER U.S. AIRLINES
36
17
167
775
18
27
298
9
16
111
114
307
39
7
9
6
80
86
46
38
115
3
61
72
129
204
601
4
40
680
236
14
15
0
2
4
105
1
1
41
0
1
2
0
15
3
0
1
2
5
0
5
0
1
0
1
1
4
13
42
0
1
87
52
2
0
TOTAL JAN - SEP 2015

4,380
36.7
TOTAL JAN - SEP 2014

3,609
39.5
ALPHABETICAL
RES/TKTG/
BOARDING
FARES
REFUNDS
BAGGAGE
CUSTOMER
SERVICE
DISABILITY
ADVERTISING
DISCRIMINATION
ANIMALS
OTHER
0
10
138
367
2
0
91
1
4
4
0
146
0
3
6
1
20
1
3
0
0
3
2
10
5
50
193
0
0
227
115
2
7
0
6
44
386
0
1
51
0
1
0
0
63
0
0
19
0
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
12
173
0
0
183
50
3
5
0
3
58
293
0
0
12
3
0
0
0
77
0
0
7
0
19
1
0
0
1
0
0
12
0
29
149
0
0
130
59
5
5
0
16
33
439
0
1
102
4
4
4
0
134
1
0
11
1
34
0
2
0
1
3
5
16
2
132
190
2
0
342
93
15
8
1
16
56
315
1
3
103
0
2
16
9
109
1
2
13
2
44
7
4
5
2
0
1
6
15
75
142
2
1
286
82
24
4
1
10
21
120
0
1
62
0
0
5
5
25
0
0
18
4
12
1
13
2
2
0
1
2
1
37
25
1
0
104
43
8
3
0
3
10
21
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
20
12
0
0
13
1
1
1
0
0
0
7
0
0
4
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
3
5
5
0
0
6
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
67
1
0
25
1
2
2
1
9
0
0
4
0
4
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
11
26
1
1
65
16
1
1
38
86
534
2,895
23
34
800
18
30
145
130
893
44
12
89
16
241
98
74
47
123
10
71
134
160
588
1,558
10
43
2,123
751
76
49
392
3.3
1,411
11.8
1,030
8.6
863
7.2
1,595
13.4
1,349
11.3
527
4.4
102
0.9
41
0.3
2
0.0
251
2.1
11,943
325
3.6
1,007
11.0
484
5.3
628
6.9
1,306
14.3
940
10.3
496
5.4
70
0.8
46
0.5
2
0.0
222
2.4
9,135
A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE COMPLAINT CATEGORIES FOLLOWS THIS SECTION.
**AIRLINES
ARE LISTED INDIVIDUALLY IF DOT RECEIVED TEN (10) OR MORE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THEM DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD.
U.S. AIRLINES ACCOUNTING FOR FEWER COMPLAINTS THAN THAT ARE INCLUDED UNDER 'OTHER U.S. AIRLINES.
COMPLAINTS AGAINST
TOTAL
45
TABLE 4 (YTD)
FOREIGN AIRLINES
AER LINGUS
AEROFLOT
AEROMEXICO
AIR BERLIN
AIR CANADA
AIR CHINA
AIR FRANCE
AIR INDIA
ALITALIA AIRLINES
AUSTRIAN AIRLINES
AVIANCA
BRITISH AIRWAYS
BRUSSELS AIRLINES
CARIBBEAN AIRLINES
CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS
CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES
CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES
COPA
EGYPTAIR
EL AL ISRAEL
EMIRATES AIRLINES
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES
ETIHAD AIRWAYS
FIJI AIRWAYS
IBERIA AIRLINES
ICELANDAIR
JET AIRWAYS
KLM
KOREAN AIR LINES
LAN AIRLINES
LAN CHILE AIRLINES
LUFTHANSA
NORWEGIAN AIR SHUTTLE
PAKISTAN AIRLINES
PHILIPPINE AIRLINES
QATAR AIRWAYS
ROYAL AIR MAROC
ROYAL JORDANIAN AIRLINES

COMPANIES OTHER THAN U.S. AIRLINES *
BY COMPLAINT CATEGORY **
FLIGHT
PROBLEMS
OVERSALES
3
3
27
6
197
6
31
3
13
1
2
28
3
4
9
1
4
3
2
2
12
8
80
7
6
0
2
6
3
10
1
28
19
1
8
13
18
2
1
1
7
1
33
0
3
2
11
1
7
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
6
0
4
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
5
2
0
1
1
2
0
RES/TKTG/
BOARDING
6
3
62
9
81
5
24
3
8
2
13
29
2
6
3
2
2
7
0
1
26
6
35
7
3
4
2
6
1
5
2
35
0
2
7
29
5
1
FARES
3
0
14
2
45
3
5
4
4
2
6
31
2
3
1
2
0
4
1
0
12
1
13
0
4
0
4
2
69
2
0
15
4
1
5
8
1
1
REFUNDS
BAGGAGE
CUSTOMER
SERVICE
DISABILITY
ADVERTISING
DISCRIMINATION
2
3
17
2
17
1
8
1
6
1
5
28
0
0
1
1
2
5
1
1
7
0
14
2
5
1
2
3
0
2
1
15
3
2
8
10
0
1
9
9
22
29
89
4
36
16
59
7
3
29
13
4
8
4
6
12
1
2
30
16
49
17
12
4
3
22
2
4
2
43
9
3
8
16
13
4
3
4
13
3
121
0
19
3
6
2
3
7
0
1
4
0
0
1
6
3
10
2
6
7
3
1
1
8
1
2
3
18
3
1
6
11
2
1
1
1
1
0
19
3
9
2
2
0
0
14
1
0
1
0
3
1
1
1
8
0
7
1
6
0
1
3
1
1
2
6
2
0
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
ANIMALS
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
OTHER
2
0
2
1
3
1
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
8
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
5
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
TOTAL
30
24
166
54
608
23
139
34
110
16
39
173
22
20
27
10
17
37
13
11
121
33
213
41
42
10
16
50
78
33
13
166
43
10
45
93
44
12
* COMPANIES ARE LISTED INDIVIDUALLY IF DOT RECEIVED TEN (10) OR MORE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THEM DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. COMPLAINTS AGAINST
COMPANIES ACCOUNTING FOR FEWER COMPLAINTS THAN THAT ARE INCLUDED UNDER 'OTHER FOREIGN AIRLINES,' 'OTHER TOUR OPERATORS,' ETC.
46
TABLE 4 (YTD, contd.)

COMPANIES OTHER THAN U.S. AIRLINES *
BY COMPLAINT CATEGORY **/
FLIGHT
PROBLEMS
OVERSALES
7
0
1
8
7
2
2
20
5
3
1
3
2
65
698
0
0
3
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
3
0
5
114
2
3
1
11
18
2
4
28
6
2
1
18
4
50
594
TRAVEL AGENTS
AIRFARE.COM
CHEAP TICKETS
CHEAPOAIR.COM
EXPEDIA.COM
JUSTFLY.COM
KAYAK
ORBITZ.COM
PRICELINE.COM
TRAVELOCITY.COM
VAYAMA
OTHER TRAVEL AGENTS
TOTALS
0
0
1
2
0
1
3
0
1
0
4
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TOUR OPERATORS
OTHER TOUR OPERATORS
TOTALS
0
0
MISCELLANEOUS
TSA
OTHER MISCELLANEOUS
TOTALS
0
29
29
FOREIGN AIRLINES, contd.

SAS
SINGAPORE AIRLINES
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS
SWISS AIR
TAM
TAME
TRANSAERO
TURKISH AIRLINES
VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS
VIRGIN AUSTRALIA
VIVAAEROBUS
VOLARIS AIRLINES
XL AIRWAYS
OTHER FOREIGN AIRLINES
TOTALS
RES/TKTG/
BOARDING
REFUNDS
BAGGAGE
CUSTOMER
SERVICE
DISABILITY
ADVERTISING
DISCRIMINATION
2
3
1
3
4
0
0
9
7
0
1
6
1
23
334
1
4
2
3
5
3
10
18
1
0
6
8
0
22
261
5
8
1
5
23
4
2
45
7
5
15
7
2
50
798
2
5
1
2
12
1
1
16
3
1
0
4
0
27
360
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
14
129
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
2
0
1
24
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
10
5
5
6
17
6
1
7
5
6
4
21
83
2
1
3
7
2
2
5
27
1
1
12
63
5
4
3
10
5
2
9
3
2
3
22
68
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
3
1
6
3
2
3
6
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
1
0
6
13
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
19
21
0
18
18
0
20
20
17
17
34
17
13
30
1
4
5
FARES
ANIMALS
OTHER
TOTAL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
6
50
20
26
10
36
72
14
19
144
30
13
24
54
10
264
3,372
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
11
15
40
16
10
31
39
13
11
71
270
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
20
22
39
144
183
* COMPANIES ARE LISTED INDIVIDUALLY IF DOT RECEIVED TEN (10) OR MORE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THEM DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. COMPLAINTS AGAINST
COMPANIES ACCOUNTING FOR FEWER COMPLAINTS THAN THAT ARE INCLUDED UNDER 'OTHER FOREIGN AIRLINES,' 'OTHER TOUR OPERATORS,' ETC.
47
TABLE 5 (YTD)
CONSUMER COMPLAINTS: RANKINGS
U.S. AIRLINES *
RANK
AIRLINE
ALASKA AIRLINES
2
3
COMPLAINTS
SYSTEMWIDE
ENPLANEMENTS

COMPLAINTS
PER 100,000
ENPLANEMENTS
COMPLAINTS
SYSTEMWIDE
ENPLANEMENTS
COMPLAINTS
PER 100,000
ENPLANEMENTS
86
17,193,313
0.50
74
15,795,619
0.47
588
107,609,961
0.55
508
94,209,147
0.54
EXPRESSJET AIRLINES
130
19,933,653
0.65
279
23,599,468
1.18
SKYWEST AIRLINES
160
22,599,360
0.71
185
20,895,631
0.89
DELTA AIR LINES
800
104,748,155
0.76
742
97,760,887
0.76
JETBLUE AIRWAYS
241
26,186,054
0.92
327
24,077,352
1.36
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES
89
7,857,758
1.13
60
7,579,849
0.79
VIRGIN AMERICA
76
5,143,113
1.48
54
4,886,432
1.11
ENVOY AIR
145
9,636,635
1.50
224
12,325,463
1.82
10
UNITED AIRLINES
2,123
71,479,064
2.97
2,015
68,620,552
2.94
11
AMERICAN AIRLINES**
2,895
82,412,604
3.51
1,364
66,477,748
2.05
12
FRONTIER AIRLINES
893
9,549,061
9.35
331
8,675,626
3.82
13
SPIRIT AIRLINES****
1,558
13,056,354
11.93
****
****
****
9,784
497,405,085
1.97
6,163
444,903,774
1.39
TOTAL
Note: For simplicity, statistics are displayed to two decimal places. Actual ranking order is based on our computer carrying out the number of decimal places to nine.
* All U.S. airlines with at least one percent of total domestic scheduled-service passenger revenues, as determined by DOTs Bureau of Transportation Statistics, plus other
carriers that report flight delay and mishandled baggage data voluntarily. The carriers that are ranked in this table are the same carriers that are ranked in the Flight Delays,
Mishandled Baggage, and Oversales sections of this report.
** Effective July 2015, data of the merged operations of American Airlines and US Airways are combined, and appear only as American Airlines in this table. Totals for January September 2014 reflect the deletion of US Airways complaints.
*** Effective January 2015, complaints of the merged operations of Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways are combined, and appear only as Southwest Airlines in this table.
Totals for January -September 2014 reflect the deletion of AirTrans complaints.
48
Flight Problems: Cancellations, delays, or any other deviations from schedule, whether planned or unplanned.
Oversales: All bumping problems, whether or not the airline complied with DOT oversales regulations.
Reservations, Ticketing, Boarding: Airline or travel agent mistakes made in reservations and ticketing; problems in making reservations
and obtaining tickets due to busy telephone lines or waiting in line, or delays in mailing tickets; problems boarding the aircraft (except
oversales).
Fares: Incorrect or incomplete information about fares, discount fare conditions and availability, overcharges, fare increases and level of
fares in general.
Refunds: Problems in obtaining refunds for unused or lost tickets, fare adjustments, or bankruptcies.
Baggage: Claims for lost, damaged or delayed baggage, charges for excess baggage, carry-on problems, and difficulties with airline claims
procedures.
Customer Service: Rude or unhelpful employees, inadequate meals or cabin service, treatment of delayed passengers.
Disability: Civil rights complaints by air travelers with disabilities.
Advertising: Advertising that is unfair, misleading or offensive to consumers.
Discrimination: Civil rights complaints by air travelers (other than disability); for example, complaints based on race, national origin,
religion, etc.
Animals: Loss, injury or death of an animal during air transport provided by an air carrier.
Other: Frequent flyer, smoking, tours credit, cargo problems, security, airport facilities, claims for bodily injury, and others not classified
above.
49
September 2015 Airline Reports to DOT of Incidents Involving the
Loss, Injury or Death of Animals During Air Transportation
Section 710 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR-21; P.L. 106-81) requires U.S. airlines
that perform scheduled passenger transportation to file reports with the Department concerning incidents involving the loss, injury or death
of animals in air transportation. This requirement was implemented through 14 CFR 234.13 through December 31, 2014, and 14 CFR Part
235 for incidents that occur on or after January 1, 2015.
An airline is required to submit a report for any month in which it experienced a loss, injury or death of an animal (as defined in the rule)
during air transportation. In addition, each airline is required to submit the total number of reportable incidents for the entire calendar year
and the total number of animals transported in the calendar year within 15 days after the end of December of that year. The first such annual
report will be due on January 15, 2016. DOT publishes these reports monthly and also forwards the reports to the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, which enforces the Animal Welfare Act. The copies of the reports that appear here are redacted to remove identifying
information about individuals, including the owner of the animal.
A statistical summary of the reports appears in the table below. To see the actual reports filed by these airlines (with the name of the animal
owner redacted), choose this report at http://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/air-travel-consumer-reports and on the resulting web page
click the airlines name in the Redacted Animal Incident Reports section near the bottom of that page.
Carrier
Death
Injury
Delta
United
Total
Loss
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Customer Service Reports to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the Month of September 2015
as provided by the Transportation Security Administrationa
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened approximately 55 million airline passengers and their 44 million checked
bags in the month of September as part of its efforts to secure the homeland. Since its formation, TSA has maintained a strong focus
on customer service and began collecting customer service data voluntarily to improve security operations. TSA values all input and
encourages passengers to contact the agency if they believe that the level of service provided does not meet their expectations b.
Below is a summary of contacts with TSA either by e-mail, or telephone for the month of September.
Note: Comparing the numbers below with the number of passenger complaints about airlines (found in this report) is not appropriate.
Complaints about airlines tabulated in this report represent a more limited group, namely, those who take the extra step of contacting
the U.S. Department of Transportation to complain about an airline. Airlines themselves receive thousands of complaints and
inquiries directly from passengers that are not recorded in this report. TSA no longer reports claims data, as the number of claims
received does not reflect the incidents for that month. However, the personal property data below includes complaints of mishandling
of a passengers property in carry-on luggage.
Courtesy
Number of
Percentage of
c
Complaints
Flying Public
797
.001
Screening Procedures
Number of
Percentage of
Complaints
Flying Public
24
.00007
Processing Time
Number of
Percentage of
Complaints
Flying Public
125
.0002
Personal Property
Number of
Percentage of
Complaints
Flying Public
446
.001
NOTES
a
Under Section 421(a) of Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act, Public Law 108-176 (December 12, 2003), 49 U.S.C. 329(e), the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security, through TSA, has provided this customer service report on passenger and baggage screening complaints and incidents to the U.S.
Department of Transportation.
b
The TSA Contact Center can be reached via e-mail, [email protected], or telephone, (866) 289-9673. Contact Center representatives are available
from 8:00AM to 11:00PM EST Monday through Friday. Weekends and holidays 9:00AM to 8:00PM.
c
The percentage is based on the number of reports divided by the number of passengers or number of bags screened by TSA in the month of September.
As of October 2007, TSA calculates the number of checked bags screened. In the past, TSA used data provided by the Air Transport Association to calculate
the number of checked bags screened.

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OFFICE OF AVIATION ENFORCEMENT AND PROCEEDINGS

Airline Animal Incident Reports

Data collected by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Website: http://www.bts.gov

Complaint Tables 1-4 (January September 2015)

Customer Service Reports to the

Airline Reports to DOT of Incidents Involving

DELTA AIR LINES S/

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES S/***

SPIRIT AIRLINES S/****

TOTAL, ALL ARRIVALS,

* See Appendix at end of this section for list of airport codes.

TOTAL, ALL ARRIVALS,

* See Appendix at end of this section for list of airport codes.

TOTAL, ALL DEPARTURES,

* See Appendix at end of this section for list of airport codes.

TOTAL, ALL DEPARTURES,

* See Appendix at end of this section for list of airport codes.

CHRONICALLY DELAYED FLIGHTS FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE MONTHS OR MORE

CHRONICALLY DELAYED FLIGHTS FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS

CHRONICALLY DELAYED FLIGHTS FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE MONTHS

* Minimum of 10 flights per month

REGULARLY SCHEDULED FLIGHTS

REGULARLY SCHEDULED FLIGHTS CANCELED 5% OR MORE

NUMBER OF REGULARLY SCHEDULED

Longest Tarmac Time

Longest Tarmac Time

TARMAC DELAYS 2 HOURS OR LONGER

See Appendix for list of carrier codes.

Incomplete data; percentage based on operations reported.

Carrier did not report useable data.

Carrier did not serve airport.

Carrier reported data for entire domestic system.

Carrier reported data voluntarily.

Air Carriers Required to Report

* Based on the Bureau of Transportation Statistics Technical

Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings

MISHANDLED BAGGAGE REPORTS

DELTA AIR LINES

MISHANDLED BAGGAGE REPORTS

JANUARY - SEPTEMBER 2015

DELTA AIR LINES

JANUARY - SEPTEMBER 2014

PASSENGERS DENIED BOARDING

JULY - SEPTEMBER 2015

JULY - SEPTEMBER 2014

DENIED BOARDINGS (DBS)

PASSENGERS DENIED BOARDING

JANUARY - SEPTEMBER 2015

JANUARY - SEPTEMBER 2014

DENIED BOARDINGS (DBS)

A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE COMPLAINT CATEGORIES IS ATTACHED.

** INCLUDES FIGURES FOR SUB-CATEGORIES.

AIR TRAVEL CONSUMER REPORT

TOTAL SEPTEMBER 2015

TOTAL SEPTEMBER 2014

A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE COMPLAINT CATEGORIES FOLLOWS THIS SECTION.

AIR TRAVEL CONSUMER REPORT