The fastest airlines by route:
very airline has its day—or its route, we should say. The carriers that are on balance the fastest in the U.S. aren’t the speediest between every city pair, and sometimes the overall laggards rise to the top.broke down airlines’ performance in 2018 on the 21 domestic routes with the largest number of flights.
Southwest Airlines won the speed crown on eight of them, the most of any carrier, with the fastest average flight times over the course of the year. On some routes, the last-place airline is over 20% slower on average than the speediest. But no traveler gets the average flight, and the slower airlines tend to have more variability in their performance. Catch that carrier on a bad day and the gap can be much wider.
In some cases, the average difference in flight times is just a few minutes, which may not seem like a big deal from a flier’s perspective. But to an airline, an average of just 2 minutes slower across its fleet makes a significant difference in costs and could require more planes and crew to cover the same schedule. That comes back to the traveler in reduced amenities, more nickel-and-diming on fees and higher ticket prices.
This article evaluates the major airlines and their contractors as one, useful for travelers interested in the best options on a particular route. When booking a ticket, many may not notice the fine print that their American flight is operated by Compass Airlines.
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