
Hawaiian had the best on-time performance in May with 92.8 percent of its flights arriving as scheduled, exceeding the industry average by 14.9 percentage points. It marked the 40th month out of the past 43 that Hawaiian has been the nation's most punctual carrier. (To meet DOT standards, a flight must arrive within 15 minutes of schedule to be considered on time.).
For the second consecutive month, Hawaiian also scored the nation's highest rankings for both baggage handling and fewest cancelled flights. In May, Hawaiian had an industry-low 2.70 mishandled baggage reports for every 1,000 passengers, and only 10 flight cancellations out of 4,707 total flights, or 0.3 percent, also tops among airlines.
In addition, Hawaiian ranked third for fewest complaints in May at 0.34 percent, with DOT receiving only two complaints compared to 587,017 passengers carried during the month.
The DOT report covers 20 airlines, including 10 carriers providing service for Hawaii. The full report is available online at http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/reports/atcr07.htm.
About Hawaiian Airlines The nation's top-ranked airline for service in the 2007 Airline Quality Ratings, Hawaiian also led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for 2004, 2005 and 2006 (including a record 36 consecutive months from November 2003 to October 2006,) and in fewest misplaced bags for 2005 and 2006, as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Consumer surveys by Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, and Zagat all rank Hawaiian as the top domestic airline serving Hawaii.
Now in its 78th year of continuous service in Hawaii, Hawaiian is the state's biggest and longest-serving airline, as well as the second largest provider of passenger air service between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii. Hawaiian offers nonstop service to Hawaii from more U.S. gateway cities than any other airline (nine), as well as service to Australia, American Samoa and Tahiti. Hawaiian also provides approximately 100 daily jet flights among the Hawaiian Islands.
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (AMEX: HA). Additional information is available at HawaiianAirlines.com.