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Airlines also improved their performance in getting planes to gates on time. Last year, 81.85 percent of flights arrived within 15 minutes alaska cruise ships of their scheduled time. That is the third highest rate since 1988. The record was set in 2002 at 82.14 percent.
Airlines have been working hard to improve their performance. They are flying newer planes with fewer maintenance problems. New tools track the boarding of passengers and loading of baggage onto individual flights. If either falls behind schedule, extra workers are deployed to ensure an on-time departure.
The airlines are also being more realistic about their schedules. Flight times have been extended on some trips to account for air traffic delays. For instance, Delta Air Lines adds up to 16 minutes for Atlanta-to-New York flights during peak hours.
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Weather remains one of the key factors in delays. Hawaiian Airlines which often flies into sunny airports remained in December as the best-performing airline, with a 93.3 percent on-time rate. Delta was number two at 85 percent, according to the DOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
There was one sour spot for airlines in December: there were 16 domestic flights stuck on the tarmac for more than three hours, including 14 American or American Eagle flights at Dallas-Fort Worth during a Dec. 25 snow and ice storm.
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