Cancellations in September from U.S. reporting air carriers declined for a second month in a row, in response to the most recent U.S. Division of Transportation Air Journey Client Report. Airways canceled 1.2 % of their scheduled flights, down from the 1.5 % fee from a yr prior and from August 2023’s 1.5 %.
Operated flights in September had been up 4.5 % yr over yr to greater than 597,000 however had been down 5.3 % in contrast with August 2023.
The carriers with the bottom charges of canceled flights had been Alaska Airways Community (0.3 %), Allegiant Air (0.3 %) and Southwest Airways (0.6 %). These carriers with the best fee of cancellations included JetBlue (3.4 %), Frontier Airways (2 %) and Spirit Airways (1.6 %). Networks embody branded codeshare companions.
Airways in September dealt with 37.4 million luggage and reported a mishandled baggage fee of 0.53 %, decrease than the 0.61 % in August 2023, however increased than the speed of 0.48 % from September 2022.
DOT’s September grievance knowledge was delayed, as has been the case every month for all of 2023. Earlier in November, the division launched grievance knowledge for March, April and Could, which confirmed that complaints had surged for these months. DOT on Sept. 29 acquired an $8 million grant to make use of for updating its grievance utility system. The company anticipates the brand new system might be operational in January 2024.
August Flight Operations Up, Cancellations Down