Feel like your flight is always late? If it's Delta, it could be

[waterski]

Feel like your flight is always late? If it's Delta, it could be

Three separate flights -- all on Delta regional partners -- arrived late every day they flew in August. The three flights: Atlantic Southeast Flight 4503 from Atlanta to Peoria, Ill.; Comair Flight 5162 from New York JFK to Buffalo; and Comair Flight 5596 from New York JFK to Buffalo. On average, all three flights arrived late by an average of at least 49 minutes. That's according to the DOT's Air Travel Consumer Report (page 14, PDF file) for August, the latest month for which data is available.
Overall, Delta and its partners fared poorly in this category, with 39 of the nation's 42 most-frequently delayed flights from August operated under the Delta banner. In fact, it's not until there's a seven-way tie for the nation's 35th most-frequently delayed flight that there's a non-Delta branded flight (two on US Airways, one on AirTran).
Click below "Read More" to see a flight-by-flight list of August's 42 most chronically delayed flights.

http://forums.flightinfo.com/Flights most-frequently arriving late in August 2006
Rank-Flight (percentage late)
1. Delta partner Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) Flight 4503 from Atlanta to Peoria, Ill. (arrived late 100% of the time in August)
1. Delta partner Comair Flight 5162 from New York JFK to Buffalo (100%)
1. Delta partner Comair Flight 5596 from New York JFK to Buffalo (100%)
4. Delta partner Comair Flight 5590 from New York JFK to Burlington, Vt. (96.77%)
4. Delta partner Comair Flight 5073 from New York JFK to Atlanta (96.77%)
4. Delta partner Comair Flight 5285 from Atlanta to Raleigh/Durham (96.77%)
7. Delta partner Comair Flight 5040 from New York JFK to Rochester (96.3%)
8. Delta partner Comair Flight 5520 from White Plaines, N.Y., to Atlanta (93.55%)
8. Delta partner Comair Flight 5334 from Atlanta to Asheville, N.C. (93.55%)
8. Delta partner ASA Flight 4440 from Atlanta to Kinston, N.C. (93.55%)
11. Delta partner ASA Flight 4425 from Atlanta to Wilmington, N.C. (92.59%)
11. Delta partner ASA Flight 4394 from Bloomington, Ill., to Atlanta (92.59%)
11. Delta partner Comair Flight 5036 from New York JFK to Richmond (92.59%)
11. Delta partner ASA Flight 4371 from Atlanta to Fayetteville, N.C. (92.59%)
11. Delta partner Comair Flight 5145 from Asheville, N.C., to Atlanta (92.59%)
11. Delta partner Comair Flight 5306 from New York JFK to Pittsburgh (92.59%)
11. Delta partner ASA Flight 4507 from Harrisburg, Pa., to Atlanta (92.59%)
11. Delta partner Comair Flight 5357 from New York JFK to Rochester (92.59%)
19. Delta partner Comair Flight 5189 from Lexington, Ky., to Atlanta (92.31%)
19. Delta partner Comair Flight 5077 from Atlanta to Lexington, Ky. (92.31%)
21. Delta partner ASA Flight 4120 from Atlanta to Augusta, Ga. (92%)
21. Delta partner ASA Flight 4618 from Atlanta to Syracuse (92%)
23. Delta partner Comair Flight 5541 from New York JFK to Cleveland (91.3%)
24. Delta partner ASA Flight 4526 from Tallahassee to Atlanta (90.91%)
25. Delta partner ASA Flight 4824 from Atlanta to Wichita (90.32%)
25. Delta partner ASA Flight 4515 from Atlanta to Roanoke, Va. (90.32%)
25. Delta partner Comair Flight 5094 from Atlanta to New York JFK (90.32%)
25. Delta Flight 873 from New York JFK to Seattle (90.32%)
25. Delta Flight 1489 from New York JFK to San Francisco (90.32%)
25. Delta partner Comair Flight 5388 from New York JFK to Boston (90.32%)
25. Delta partner ASA Flight 4237 from Panama City, Fla., to Atlanta (90.32%)
25. Delta partner ASA Flight 4106 from Mobile, Ala., to Atlanta (90.32%)
25. Delta partner ASA Flight 4158 from Atlanta to Westchester County, N.Y. (90.32%)
25. Delta partner Comair Flight 5015 from Raleigh-Durham to New York LaGuardia (90.32%)
35. Delta partner ASA Flight 4122 from Augusta, Ga., to Atlanta (88.89%)
35. AirTran Flight 579 from Newark to Atlanta (88.89%)
35. Delta partner ASA Flight 4931 from Atlanta to Shreveport, La. (88.89%)
35. Delta partner Comair Flight 5062 from Atlanta to Charlestown, W. Va. (88.89%)
35. US Airways Flight 465 from Newark to Charlotte (88.89%)
35. Delta partner ASA Flight 4425 from New York JFK to Cleveland (88.89%)
35. Delta partner Comair Flight 5411 from Wilmington, N.C., to Atlanta (88.89%)
35. US Airways Flight 1105 from Newark to Charlotte (88.89%)
Source: Department of Transportation's Air Travel Consumer Report for August (pages 14-15)

 

[flyf15]

Wow, and I thought my airline was bad....

 

[Ganja60Heavy]

It's 'cause of crew meals not being delivered to the aircraft before departure.

Where's Skip?

 

[Rotorhead1]

Delta/ASA should go on the "ish" time table, ie 08:00ish, noonish, 10:30ish. I have alway got a good laugh at people running to catch a Delta/ASA flight. Like it going to get out of the gate on time.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

Can somebody help me out?

Is ASA still preaching about becoming "the best regional airline in the world"? Because if we are, that list begs to differ.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

Delta/ASA should go on the "ish" time table, ie 08:00ish, noonish, 10:30ish. I have alway got a good laugh at people running to catch a Delta/ASA flight. Like it going to get out of the gate on time.

That's still too lofty a goal for us. More like Monday-ish, Tuesday-ish, etc.

 

[Ganja60Heavy]

Delta/ASA should go on the "ish" time table, ie 08:00ish, noonish, 10:30ish. I have alway got a good laugh at people running to catch a Delta/ASA flight. Like it going to get out of the gate on time.

I also love to see the dapper-types coming out of the Crown room on concourse C! Normally booked in Delta's plush First Class, these victims soon wil be crammed into a stinking-hot RJ next to a 350lb Mississippi-mama eating her Wendy's triple! Her blubber herniates over (and under!) the armrest and takes up half his airspace!

But, hey, it's a Delta flight!

 

[ReverseSensing]

That's still too lofty a goal for us. More like Monday-ish, Tuesday-ish, etc.

Nicely done! Too funny.

 

[pookie]

Congrats ASA and Comair.

Maybe that will teach management how to treat employees.

 

[Ganja60Heavy]

Congrats ASA and Comair.

Maybe that will teach management how to treat employees.

Huh? It's the employees FAULT.

I envision another MANDATORY memo about this.