GettyNew data published by the Department of Transportation last week revealed that so far in 2019, Spirit Airlines is the most on-time carrier within the contiguous 48 states. Spirit Airlines, the low cost carrier based in Miramar, Flordia has been fighting Delta Air Lines in a monthly, tit-for-tat a battle to see which carrier can deliver the most flights on time. Perhaps in part because of that marketing value, Spirit Air Lines has been prioritizing on-time performance over the last year. This isn't to say that American and United aren't trying to improve on-time performance, each just has a different approach. Those factors will help propel Spirit to the top of the on-time performance leaderboard – and if the carrier is careful, it may just overtake Delta in 2019's rankings.

Source: Forbes April 20, 2019 15:45 UTC