The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has released its May 2019 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) which compiles operating air carrier data for the month of March 2019.
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In March 2019, reporting marketing carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 80.9%, up from both the 73.8% on-time rate in February 2019 and from 80.7% in March 2018.
Reporting marketing carriers cancelled 2% of their scheduled domestic flights, in March 2019, down from both the rate of 3.1% in February 2019 and 2.9% in March 2018.
Five tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights were reported in March 2019, compared to 16 such tarmac delays reported in February 2019 and one tarmac delay reported in March 2018. In March 2019, airlines reported three tarmac delays of more than four hours on international flights, compared to no tarmac delays reported in February 2019 and no tarmac delays reported in March 2018. Extended tarmac delays are investigated by the department.