Airlines report fewer delays, cancellations; complaints fall

(AP) – Airlines canceled and delayed fewer flights in March and consumer complaints were down.
The Department of Transportation said Monday that 81.5 percent of flights on the main airlines arrived on time during March, up from 78.7 percent in March 2015. Hawaiian Airlines was the best performer, while Spirit Airlines finished last.
About 1 percent of flights were canceled during the month, an improvement from 2.2 percent a year earlier.
The figures don’t include more recent periods,