WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. airlines set records for the first half of 2012 in on-time performance, fewest cancellations and other customer-centric yardsticks, federal officials said.
The Air Travel Consumer Report issued Thursday indicated the 15 largest U.S. airlines posted an 83.7 percent on-time arrival rate during the first six months of 2012, the highest mark for any January-June period in the 18 years comparable data has been collected, the U.S. Transportation Department said.