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Travelers flying to U.S. destinations this holiday season should be wary of potential delays by several airlines.
All data for these findings were calculated by the Office of Aviation Consumer Protection for your October 2024 Air Travel Consumer Report.
The report is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by airlines, according to the US Department of Transportation (DOT).
Flight delays included in the final tabulations were for major airlines in August 2024.
So when it comes to airlines that may not be the most reliable, here are 10 that will likely see delays this holiday season outside of US airports, according to data.
Travelers flying to their final destination in the U.S. this holiday season should be wary of potential delays by several airlines.
10. United Airlines
The Aviation Consumer Protection Bureau concluded that United Airlines will likely make 74.9 percent of its flights arrive on time.
The percentage was created based on 119 of 342 U.S. airports that submitted reports to the Bureau of Aviation and Consumer Protection.
This number is higher than the rest of the list, but is lower than the flight on-time percentage issued by the government agency in its Air Travel Consumer Report August 2024.
9. Republic of the airways
The probability of a flight delay via Republic Airways this holiday season is 74 percent, and reports from 78 airports influenced the final figure.
It is not the worst percentage on the list, but it is lower than the punctuality results for flights in August 2024 and May 2024 Air Travel Consumer Reports.
8. Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines has been heavily publicized for its aircraft problems over the past year.
Its percentage of on-time flights was found to be 73.8 percent based on reports submitted by 89 US airports.
This figure hardly differs from the percentage of on-time flights of 73.9 concluded in the August report.
Unfortunately, both figures are still a decrease from what used to be 77.4 percent of flights arriving on time.
7. Endeavor Air
Endeavor Air is a subsidiary of Delta Airlines and if the government agency’s estimates are correct, 73.5 percent of flights will arrive on time this holiday season.
Endeavor Air is a subsidiary of Delta Airlines, and if the government agency’s estimates are correct, 73.5 percent of flights will arrive on time this holiday season.
This year’s ranking was calculated from reports by 90 U.S. airports.
Unfortunately, it is more than four percent lower than the similarity of spot flights according to the report published in August 2024.
Both percentages represented large decreases compared to the percentage of on-time flights in the May 2024 report, which was 87.7 percent.
6. Loyal Air
Allegiant Air’s recent flight on-time percentage was 73.2 percent based on reports from 122 airports.
This was a decrease compared to the Bureau of Aviation Consumer Protection’s on-time flight percentage results from its May report, which was 75.8 percent.
5. PSA Airlines
PSA Airlines has a 72.5 percent chance of arriving on time based on reports submitted by 90 U.S. airports.
PSA Airlines is a regional airline operating on behalf of American Airlines and carries ‘American Eagle’ on its aircraft.
Its flights also have a 72.5 percent chance of arriving on time, according to reports filed by 90 U.S. airports.
While the figure may not seem bad, it is much lower than the 80.6 percent on-time arrival rate it had earlier this year.
4. Spirit Airlines
Only 59 U.S. airports submitted reports to the Bureau of Aviation Consumer Protection, the fewest of any locations on this list.
This year, the probability of a Spirit Airlines flight leaving on time is 67.1 percent.
The new percentage is much worse than the one based on the flight that left on time in June 2024, which was 70.7 percent.
3. American airlines
American Airlines is likely to have only 66.7 percent of its flights on time this holiday season, according to 124 U.S. airport reports.
Not only is it the highest number of US airports on this list, but it is also among the top five most reported in the entire study.
2. Border airlines
Frontier Airlines has had a history of frequent delays and this year only about 65.2 percent of flights are expected to arrive on time.
This year, 80 airports submitted reports on Frontier Airlines and the number of flights delayed since August 2024.
Frontier has also been in trouble for a number of things besides delays, and was even named the most complained about U.S. airline, according to a 2023 study by PIRG.
Not only that, Frontier topped the list for flight delays during the holiday seasons in an analysis by the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Improved points travel company last year.
JetBlue Airways ranked as the top airline with possible flight delays this holiday season
1. JetBlue Airways
Unfortunately, for JetBlue Airways, the Aviation Consumer Protection Bureau concluded that only 60.75 percent of its flights will be able to arrive on time this holiday season.
The figure was calculated based on reports submitted by 66 airports throughout the country.
The airline has a habit of being known for these problems and even ranked second with the highest percentage of canceled flights according to Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) data in 2023 according to Nerdy Wallet.
