Airlines lagging in on-time performance

Published April 11, 2013 3:43pm ET



NEW YORK (AP) — Airlines are struggling this year to get planes to the gate on time.

U.S. carriers in January and February only saw 80.3 percent of their flights arrive on time, the government reported Thursday. That’s down from a record 84.9 percent during last year’s storm-free winter.

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