On-Time model updated
November data has been published and that means a model update
Tag On-Time
Progress? What progress?
We have processed the October 2021 on-time data and the results are not especially encouraging. US airlines cut back their schedules and moved a lot of people more efficiently. But that’s where the good news ends – fewer aircraft in…
As US air travel picks up, check out these delays
A recent trip by your correspondent confirmed (anecdotally) that there are a LOT of US domestic air travelers and the talk of "pent up demand" is no myth. US airports are busy - very busy.
The Top 25 US Airports – Arrival Delays
We have been tracking the US airline on-time performance since 2016. Here’s a different look at the data, with a focus on airports. The Top 25 are selected by the number of flights. The list presented is arrival delay minutes…
Top 25 US airport times
Readers know airline time isn’t free. As a passenger, you pay with your time when a flight is delayed, with scant hope of compensation. That Contract of Carriage was not written for the benefit of the traveler. What happens when…
The Real Costs of US Airline Schedule Padding
(Co-authored with Timothy O’Neil-Dunne) Lost in the pandemic was a pause in an ongoing epidemic of almost Biblical proportions. We are talking about the US practice of bluffing true flight times AKA schedule padding. With the resurgence of planes in…