Bush Intercontinental vs. Hobby: Which Houston Airport Is More Reliable?
George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) is slightly more reliable than Hobby (HOU) on delays — 77.4% vs. 75.8% on-time departures and 79.8% vs. 79.1% on-time arrivals — but Hobby…
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Southwest vs. Delta: Which Airline Has the Better On-Time Record?
Delta has the better on-time rate — 81.1% vs. Southwest’s 78.8% — but Southwest cancels flights barely more than half as often (0.8% vs. 1.4%). Based on FlightRecord’s dataset of…
American vs. United: Which Legacy Carrier Is More Reliable?
United is the more reliable legacy carrier: 79.5% of United flights arrived on time over the past 24 months versus 74.7% for American, and United cancelled just 1.1% of flights…
Spirit vs. Frontier: Which Budget Airline Is More Reliable?
Neither budget carrier wins outright: Spirit's on-time rate is 76.0% versus Frontier's 72.2%, but Frontier cancels fewer flights — 2.1% versus Spirit's 2.6%. Based on…
Which US Airlines Cancel the Most Flights?
PSA Airlines cancels more flights than any other US carrier — 3.9% of its flights over the past 24 months, more than double the 1.6% national average. The next three highest…
Which Flight Routes Get Diverted Most Often?
Four of the ten most-diverted U.S. flight routes land at Aspen, Colorado — Chicago O'Hare to Aspen tops the list at 5.6% diverted, more than 20 times the national average of…