Alaska Airlines had lowest percentage of flight cancellations in August

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Alaska Airlines was the best among all lUS airlines for flight completions in August. According to the Department of Transportation, just 0.4% of Alaska Airlines’ flights were canceled. For on-time arrivals, Alaska Airlines had an impressive 80.6% on-time arrival rate, rating third after Hawaiian and Delta.

For all airlines, the first eight months of the year was good for low numbers of canceled flights: From January through August, 1.7% of flights had been canceled, far below the 3.0% cancellation rate for the first eight months of last year and the 2.3% cancellation rate for first eight months of pre-pandemic 2019.

Highest Marketing Carrier On-Time Arrival Rates August 2023

  1. Hawaiian Airlines – 82.1%
  2. Delta Air Lines Network – 81.3%
  3. Alaska Airlines Network – 80.6% 

Lowest Marketing Carrier On-Time Arrival Rates August 2023

  1. JetBlue Airways – 61.6%
  2. Frontier Airlines – 62.1%
  3. Spirit Airlines – 65.6%

August 2023 Flight Cancellations

In August 2023, reporting marketing carriers canceled 1.5% of their scheduled domestic flights, lower than the rate 2.5% in both July 2023 and in 2.5% in August 2022. The year-to-date cancellation rate for 2023 is 1.7%.

Lowest Marketing Carrier Rates of Canceled Flights August 2023

  1. Alaska Airlines Network – 0.4%  
  2. Allegiant Air – 1.0%   
  3. United Airlines Network – 1.1%    

Highest Marketing Carrier Rates of Canceled Flights August 2023

  1. Frontier Airlines – 5.0%    
  2. JetBlue Airways – 2.9%    
  3. Southwest Airlines – 1.6%