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Press Release
Aloha Airlines is America's No. 1 On-Time Carrier
Wednesday January 3, 1:35 pm ET
HONOLULU, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Reclaiming a past honor, Aloha Airlines is again the nation's No. 1 airline for on-time performance. Rounding out a Triple Crown sweep of No. 1 airline rankings, Aloha also finished first in the nation for fewest complaints and fewest misplaced bags.
With 93.2 percent of all Aloha flights arriving on time in November 2006,
Aloha took top honors among 20 major U.S. air carriers that provide data to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Aloha topped the list for fewest complaints with zero complaints and had the fewest misplaced baggage reports for the reporting period.
"The credit for this recognition as the nation's best airline goes to the 3,500 men and women of Aloha Airlines for staying focused and coming out on top for on-time arrival, baggage delivery and overall customer satisfaction," said David A. Banmiller, Aloha's president and chief executive officer.
The DOT's latest monthly Air Travel Consumer Report, issued this week, covers the month of November 2006. The 10 largest airlines in the country are required to file monthly reports with the federal government while Aloha and other airlines report their performance statistics on a voluntary basis.
In the year 2000, Honolulu-based Aloha was frequently No. 1 for on-time performance. Aloha stopped reporting in 2001 and resumed the practice with its report for the month of April 2006. Prior to this report, Aloha had been No. 2, a shade behind Hawaiian Airlines, which has laid claim to the top spot for three years.
"This is a sweet victory for Aloha because Hawaiian Airlines set such a high bar and kept it high for so long," said Aloha's Banmiller. "We had to work extremely hard to become America's best on-time airline in the month of November."
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