JetBlue: most delayed airline

Some of my friends swear by JetBlue: the seats are nice, there are screens infront of each seat, the airfare is cheap, courteous staff etc.

I really wanted to try JetBlue, but everytime I go somewhere, I find cheaper airfares from other airlines.  I’m not very particular about the seats for short flights (up to 7 hours) so I go with the cheaper fare.  When I fly longer than that, I usually use Asian airlines which are great, so I have no complaints.

Well, here’s something new but not so good about JetBlue.  Based on a research study performed by FlightStats, JetBlue is the most delayed major airline in August with on-time arrival of only 64.7%.  It is also the most delayed airline in July according to the findings of Department of Transportation.  Northwest tops the list with 85.3% on-time arrival in August.  The industry average is 77.3%.

And here’s bad news for my fellow New Yorkers – three of the four airports with the most delayed arrivals are from the New York City area.

(Source: SavvySugar.com)