Flying Late

Is the on-time performance of airlines getting better or worse? It depends on how you look at the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' latest figures. The airlines' 75.2 percent on-time percentage in June was an improvement over June 2004’s 73 percent, but below May 2005’s 83.7 percent. The airlines reported that 8.23 percent of their June flights were held up by aviation system delays, compared with 5.65 percent in May.