Surefire prescription for more on-time flights: less planes
The reduced flight volume in September led to more on-time airplane performance, according to Conducive Technology’s latest FlightStats.
FlightStats says the airline performance for the month was “mixed.”
The number of scheduled flights for the month was down 15%, but collective on-time performance was up 7%. The average length of delay was down 11%.
“The end of the summer travel season, the reduction of flights to offset high fuel costs and reductions due to bankruptcy reorganizations appear to have relieved congestion throughout the system,” concluded the report.
Turbulence in the airline business included hurricanes, bankruptcies and higher fuel prices. That led to fewer flights.
Conducive Technology Corp. is a data services provider focused on delivering information to the travel and logistics industries.
Report by David Wilkening
David
Have your say Cancel reply
Subscribe/Login to Travel Mole Newsletter
Travel Mole Newsletter is a subscriber only travel trade news publication. If you are receiving this message, simply enter your email address to sign in or register if you are not. In order to display the B2B travel content that meets your business needs, we need to know who are and what are your business needs. ITR is free to our subscribers.
































Global tourism exceeds 1.5 billion travelers announces UN-Tourism
Qatar Airways offers reduced timetable to over 60 destinations
WTTC global tourism reached record economic impact of 11 trillion in 2025
Hands In, UATP join forces for airline multi-card payments
Overseas travelers to the United States declined by 2.5% in 2025