Airlines With the Worst Delay Records

You’ve finally made it through security, collected your belt and shoes, sat in the waiting area and having managed to get your luggage into the overhead bins. And now you wait. And wait. A recent report from the Department of Transportation showed that in July, a total of 553 planes were stuck on the tarmac for two hours or more. Here’s a look at which airlines had the most incidents of keeping passengers sitting on the tarmac for hours before taking off.

US Airways US Airways topped the list with a total of 121 delays, or 0.34% of flights in July

JetBlue Airways JetBlue had 43 flights with tarmac delays of two hours or more (Reuters)

Delta Air Lines Eighty six Delta flights faced tarmac delays of two hours or more in July, or 0.13% (Reuters)

United Airlines In July, 37 United flights faced tarmac delays of two hours or more

American Airlines American Airlines had 56 flights with tarmac delays of two hours or more in July (Reuters)

Continental Airlines Twenty three Continental Airlines flights were stuck on the tarmac for two hours or more before taking off

AirTran Airways AirTran Airways had 22 flights in July that were delayed on the tarmac for two hours or more, or 0.10% of its flights

American Eagle Airlines Passengers on 38 American Eagle flights faced tarmac delays of two hours or more in July

ExpressJet Airlines ExpressJet had 35 flights delayed on the tarmac for two hours or more, or 0.09% of its flights in July (Reuters)

Atlantic Southeast Airlines Twenty five of Atlantic Southeast’s flights were delayed for two hours or more in July or 0.08% of its flights (Reuters)