Complete November flight operations had been down from October, however cancellations additionally continued to say no, in response to the most recent U.S. Division of Transportation Air Journey Shopper Report.
U.S. carriers in November operated almost 599,000 flights, almost a 6.8 p.c enhance yr over yr, however that additionally represents a 5.4 p.c month-over-month lower.
Carriers in November canceled simply 0.1 p.c of their scheduled home flights, decrease than each the 1.1 p.c fee from November 2022 and the 0.3 p.c fee from October 2023, in response to DOT.
The airways with the least cancellations included Delta Air Strains Community at zero p.c with simply 11 flights canceled in November, American Airways Community at 0.1 p.c and Allegiant Airways additionally at 0.1 p.c. Networks embody branded codeshare companions.
Carriers with the very best November cancellation charges included Hawaiian Airways at 1 p.c, Alaska Airways Community at 0.5 p.c and Spirit Airways at 0.4 p.c.
Airways in November dealt with 39.1 million baggage and posted a mishandled baggage fee of 0.39 p.c, decrease than every the November 2022 fee of 0.51 p.c and the October 2023 fee of 0.44 p.c.
DOT’s November criticism information once more was delayed. The final criticism information launched was in November for March, April and Might. The company is revamping its system for processing delays and in December stated that it anticipated the brand new system can be operational by January 2024.
DOT: October Flight Ops Up, Cancellations Down