Washington – Of the nation's eight most-frequently delayed flights, all involved a New York City airport and half involved a flight flying under the Continental logo.
Continental affiliate ExpressJet Flight 2979 was the most-frequently delayed flight in November, the latest month for which federal data is available.
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That all eight of the nation's most-frequently delayed flights involved a New York City-area airport should not come as a big surprise. Among the 32 biggest airports, New York LaGuardia ranked last for on-time arrivals (53.5% arrived on time). Newark Liberty ranked 31st out of the 32 with a 60.9% on-time rating. And New York JFK ranked 29th of the 32 biggest airports in November with a 73.4% on-time rating.
At the other end of the spectrum, Salt Lake City led all airports with an 88.5% on-time rating. Tampa (86.2%), Orlando (85.6%) and Chicago Midway (85.3%) all also each had more than 85% of their flights arrive on time in November. [usatoday]