US Airways more on-time flights

Jun 04, 2008 (The Charlotte Observer - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- LCC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- The Charlotte airport and US Airways continue to improve this year with flights landing on time, according to federal transportation statistics released Wednesday.

About 79 percent of flights arrived on time at Charlotte/Douglas International in April, placing the airport 14th among 32 major U.S. airports, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported. In April 2007, Charlotte ranked 26th with an on-time arrival rate of 68 percent.

Through the first four months of 2008, Charlotte's on-time rate is close to 76 percent -- ninth among airports. In the same period last year, Charlotte was 27th with a rate of 66 percent.

The airport and US Airways were plagued early last year with severe winter weather and computer problems related to the US Airways-America West merger. Those problems caused long lines and several flight delays in March 2007.

Among 19 airlines that report data to the government, US Airways was the third-best major carrier for on-time arrivals this April, with a rate of about 81 percent nationwide compared with the industry average of almost 78 percent. In the first four months of this year, US Airways had the best on-time arrival rate among major airlines at about 79 percent. The industry average through April was less than 73 percent.

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