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Ever rush to Denver International Airport only to spend hours waiting for your flight to arrive and/or take off? You’re not alone — but which carriers do the best job of preventing such problems? Fox31 analyzed the 232,174 flights that departed from DIA last year, then measured the performance of the five main airlines — ExpressJet, Frontier, SkyWest, Southwest and United — to determine the percentage of time when they took off exactly as scheduled and arrived right on the mark or early. And frankly, the numbers aren’t all that impressive for even the best of the bunch.
See the photo-illustrated breakdown below, and click here to watch the Fox31 report.
Fifth best on-time push-back:
Southwest — 36 percent
Fourth best on-time push-back:
Frontier — 44 percent
Third best on-time push-back:
ExpressJet — 47 percent
Second best on-time push-back:
United — 50 percent
Best on-time push-back:
SkyWest — 62 percent
Continue to see which airline does best when it comes to reaching its destination on-time or early.
Fifth best at arriving on schedule or early:
Frontier — 42 percent
Third best at arriving on schedule or early (tie):
Southwest — 50 percent
Third best at arriving on schedule or early (tie):
ExpressJet — 50 percent
Second best at arriving on schedule or early:
SkyWest — 57 percent
Best at arriving on schedule or early:
United — 60 percent
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