Whats the worst On-Time Performance on ual.com?
Aug 27, 2014, 6:04 am
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Whats the worst On-Time Performance on ual.com?
Hi,
I was booking a flight from IAD to IAH for later September and checked "See On-Time Performance" for a flight. Flight is UA249
On time 45%
Late 38%
Canceled 0%
so just a question, which route is the worst in on-time performance for domestic ual?
Thanks
I was booking a flight from IAD to IAH for later September and checked "See On-Time Performance" for a flight. Flight is UA249
On time 45%
Late 38%
Canceled 0%
so just a question, which route is the worst in on-time performance for domestic ual?
Thanks
Aug 27, 2014, 7:02 am
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PHL-IAD UA3335 Departs 7:45pm
On-time: 32%, Late: 45%, Cancelled: 22%
**Yet looking at this flight for next Thursday 9/4 there are only 4 seats left. Kind of an odd time since I doubt it connects to that much in IAD when it lands at 8:45pm.
On-time: 32%, Late: 45%, Cancelled: 22%
**Yet looking at this flight for next Thursday 9/4 there are only 4 seats left. Kind of an odd time since I doubt it connects to that much in IAD when it lands at 8:45pm.
Aug 27, 2014, 7:09 am
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I see the same problem with UA5896 (July - 56/26/0) and 4241 (July - 69/15/0). Oddly UA 5862 on the same route is more accurate (55/24/17) but still missing 4%.
Even more strangely - UA4241 during July (the reporting period) served EWR-DCA-EWR. So the question remains - is UA.com giving us the ontime performance in July for EWR-DCA or ORD-LAN. That is, is the ontime performance linked to the flight number or route?
Last edited by tyroner; Aug 27, 2014 at 7:11 am Reason: DCA not IAD!
Aug 27, 2014, 7:13 am
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Aug 27, 2014, 7:21 am
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That is more tricky for some flights where the numbers are changed often. Again using ORD-LAN, do a search on flightstats for Aug 26. The only flights with an on-time rating are the Copa codeshares for the flight not the EV or UA flight numbers.
Aug 27, 2014, 7:42 am
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The DOT has plenty of data and names and shames by flight number in the monthly Air Travel Consumer Report.
http://www.dot.gov/airconsumer/air-t...nsumer-reports
Table 6
Number and Percentage of Regularly
Scheduled Flights Arriving Late 70% of the
Time or More
August 2014 report for June 2014 data gives pages of ExpressJet and SkyWest flights (although not all are UA-marketed), plus a few UA mainline.
Here's the June '14 summary by carrier. Southwest is the big loser.
http://www.dot.gov/airconsumer/air-t...nsumer-reports
Table 6
Number and Percentage of Regularly
Scheduled Flights Arriving Late 70% of the
Time or More
August 2014 report for June 2014 data gives pages of ExpressJet and SkyWest flights (although not all are UA-marketed), plus a few UA mainline.
Here's the June '14 summary by carrier. Southwest is the big loser.
Aug 27, 2014, 7:55 am
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Keep in mind that now that United lists virtually EVERY delay as "weather in our system", it is not likely any of these stats are accurate enough to use effectively.
Aug 27, 2014, 8:06 am
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The DOT has plenty of data and names and shames by flight number in the monthly Air Travel Consumer Report.
http://www.dot.gov/airconsumer/air-t...nsumer-reports
Table 6
Number and Percentage of Regularly
Scheduled Flights Arriving Late 70% of the
Time or More
August 2014 report for June 2014 data gives pages of ExpressJet and SkyWest flights (although not all are UA-marketed), plus a few UA mainline.
Here's the June '14 summary by carrier. Southwest is the big loser.
http://www.dot.gov/airconsumer/air-t...nsumer-reports
Table 6
Number and Percentage of Regularly
Scheduled Flights Arriving Late 70% of the
Time or More
August 2014 report for June 2014 data gives pages of ExpressJet and SkyWest flights (although not all are UA-marketed), plus a few UA mainline.
Here's the June '14 summary by carrier. Southwest is the big loser.
Aug 27, 2014, 8:10 am
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Aug 27, 2014, 8:11 am
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First of all, not true. Second of all, even if it was, unless I'm missing something, that would have no relevance to the table above, as it only lists delays, and doesn't break down by reason. Further, I think the majority of the general population (I'm not talking about most of the FT-types here), it doesn't matter whether it was a hurricane or a plane unfit to fly that delays their flight, they want to get to their destination on-time, and the reason isn't going to change whether they do or not.
Aug 27, 2014, 9:27 am
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(1) On-time: arrives no more than 15 minutes late
(2) Not shown on united.com: arrives 15-30 minutes late
(3) Late: arrives > 30 minutes late
(4) Canceled: flight does not complete
Aug 27, 2014, 9:46 am
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So would a flight that arrives exactly 15 minutes late count towards BOTH buckets 1 and 2?
