Hawaiian Airlines’ ability to stay on schedule was close to perfect in September, with Hawaii’s leading carrier ranking first nationally in both on-time performance and fewest cancelled flights, as reported Thursday by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Air Travel Consumer Report.
Hawaiian’s flights arrived on time at its destinations in September at the rate of 96.4 percent – exceeding the industry average by 13.1 percentage points – to earn the DOT’s top spot in the rankings of the nation’s 15 largest airlines.
Complementing Hawaiian’s reliability for travelers during September was the fact that none of its 6,005 scheduled flights were cancelled, also earning it the top ranking in the DOT report.
In addition, Hawaiian ranked third in the category of fewest oversales, or passengers denied boarding, for both the third quarter at 0.14 percent for every 10,000 passengers, and year-to-date through the first three quarters at 0.18 percent per 10,000 passengers (DOT reports oversales quarterly.)
Hawaiian provides daily nonstop service to Hawaii from 11 gateway cities in North America using Airbus A330-200 and Boeing 767-300 aircraft, making it the only carrier to offer wide-body, twin-aisle aircraft for all transpacific flights.
The full DOT Air Travel Consumer Report is available at www.dot.gov/individuals/air- consumer/air-travel-consumer-reports.
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