Hawaiian and Aloha Airlines “on time stats” bogus
Once again we see Hawaiian and Aloha airlines leading "on time" stats again. I personally am getting very tired of seeing this particular statistic. It happens every time the government releases on-time arrivals and every time we see Hawaiian Airlines and Aloha right there at the top. While I’m not trying to really take anything away from these particular airlines and the way they operate, I think they’re in a completely different class when it comes to "on-time arrivals" . Considering the fact that they have less routes and only fly to Hawaii they have a lesser chance of being late!! What bothers me I guess the most is how this become such a big marketing tool for these airlines; watch and you’ll see how Hawaiian and Aloha airlines start to advertise that they’re the "most online in on-time arrival carrier in the world" that just shows you how carried away the marketing industry can get with the numbers. Even with these great ratings Hawaiian airlines was late 6% of the time getting to Hawaii, almost 10% of the time for Aloha Airlines.
I am not sure why the government considers airlines that fly to Hawaii only ( except for a very few routes elsewhere) to one destination in the same category as all these other airlines which are flying into many many different cities but I think Hawaiian and Aloha Should be left out of these government statistics. I’m also not sure that the government even keeps statistics that just show arrivals to Hawaii only, but my guess is that the other airlines are just as much "on time" Hawaiian and Aloha airlines when it comes to Hawaii specifically.
So don’t get too excited when you see these great ratings these airlines are getting, they are just getting lucky and taking advantage of poor government reporting on airline stats. I talk about this on my latest podcast if you would like to hear more.
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Since 2006 Bruce Fisher has been publishing the Hawaii Vacation Blog and the Hawaii Vacation Connection Podcast which create daily content about Hawaii Travel and Tourism. This Blog is the only online resource providing Hawaii-based information aimed at travelers seven days per week. postings reflect the Hawaiian Islands, their culture and their lifestyle as accurately and thoroughly as possible.
1 comment January 5th, 2008
