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It's really difficult to believe that everything in the rant when they post that WN is the most on time airline twice and we all know that's just wrong. It's been a while since they were the #1 on time airline.
Southwest vs. Delta Air Lines: On-time arrival dogfight doesn't let up in April
Close but no cigar. That might be the best way to describe the April results of the intense battle that has broken out between Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) and Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) for crowing rights as the domestic carrier with the best on-time arrival performance.
In recent months, Southwest has been charging hard, coming within a tenth of a percentage point of matching Delta's on-time arrival performance in March, according to FlightView, a Newton, Mass.-based airline and airport data provider.
But the April numbers out today show that Delta, which notched a 83.7 percent on-time arrival number, has opened a slightly larger lead over Southwest, which got 81.3 percent of its flights to the gate on-time in April— typically a month in which weather doesn't loom as a major factor in airline performance. The Federal Aviation Administration counts flights that arrive within 14 minutes of their scheduled arrival time as "on-time."
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I would never book a connecting flt with 30 mins with a SFO departure. SFO is well known for delays. OP: If WN is your "cup of tea" talk to your manager. I am guessing DL is your companies carrier of choice (and they receive discounts). Your cab might be paid by DL is you contact Customer Care. If not, your employer should pay, since they booked a very tight connection. Good luck with your travel on WN.
I fly WN on short non-stop flts and they are a great airline if I need to go from LAS-RNO for example. WN is the only non-stop, except two weekly flts on Allegiant.