January 2016 On-Time Performance Up From Previous Year, December 2015
WASHINGTON – The reporting carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 81.3 percent in January 2016, up from both the 76.8 percent on-time rate in January 2015 and the 77.8 percent mark in December 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released today.
The reporting carriers canceled 2.6 percent of their scheduled domestic flights in January 2016, up from both the 2.5 percent cancellation rate posted in January 2015 and the 1.7 percent rate in December 2015.