The nation’s leading airlines have sharply improved their latest on-time ratings. The Transportation Department said Thursday that 86.5 percent of flights on the leading carriers arrived on time in September. That was the fourth best month in the 21 years of comparable records, and it was higher than the 80.3 percent on-time rating in August and 81.1 percent in September 2014. Delta Air Lines, Alaska … Continue reading Government Says More Airlines Flights Are Arriving on Time