Here are the government’s rankings of the leading airlines and their on-time performance for September. Some airlines, including Spirit and Allegiant, are not included because they operate fewer flights. The federal government counts a flight as on-time if it arrives within 14 minutes of schedule.
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Hawaiian Airlines, 90.8 percent
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Alaska Airlines, 87.2 percent
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JetBlue Airways, 86.1 percent
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AirTran Airways, 86.0 percent
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Delta Air Lines, 85.7 percent
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US Airways, 84.9 percent
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Virgin America, 84.1 percent
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American Airlines, 81.1 percent
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SkyWest, 81.1 percent
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Frontier Airlines, 80.9 percent
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United Airlines, 80.7 percent
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Southwest Airlines, 80.1 percent
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ExpressJet, 74.4 percent
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Envoy Air, 73.2 percent
Total for all reporting airlines: 81.1 percent
— Southwest and AirTran are owned by Southwest Airlines Co.
— American, US Airways and Envoy are owned by American Airlines Group Inc. Envoy was formerly American Eagle.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation
