The Airlines Most Likely to Strand You with a Canceled Flight

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If you’ve ever been stranded due to a canceled flight, you know it’s an experience you want to avoid at all costs. If that’s the case, you might want to reconsider booking a flight on one of these U.S. airlines which have the highest rates of cancellations. 

According to a new study by QR Code Generator, which analyzed flight cancellation data from August 2023 to July 2024, Frontier Airlines had the highest cancellation rate, with 2.22 percent of its scheduled flights being canceled. 

Endeavor Air and Mesa Airlines follow closely behind, ranking second and third with cancellation rates of 2.21 percent and 2.10 percent, respectively.

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If you’re looking for the airlines that are the least likely to cancel your flight, you might want to book on regional carrier Piedmont Airlines, which canceled just 0.51 percent of flights. For a major carrier, Southwest Airlines had the best track record, canceling 0.81 percent of flights. 

Here’s a breakdown of the top 10 U.S. airlines with the highest flight cancellations between August 2023 and July 2024:

	Airline	Scheduled Flights	Canceled Flights	Cancellation Rate
1	Frontier Airlines	200,296	4,443	2.22%
2	Endeavor Air	203,418	4,491	2.21%
3	Mesa Airlines	90,957	1,914	2.10%
4	GoJet Airlines	48,997	979	2.00%
5 (Tie)	a) CommuteAir b) Republic Airways	a) 68,794 b) 285,131	a) 1,363 b) 5,638	a) 1.98% b) 1.98%
6	Alaska Airlines	244,375	4,427	1.81%
7	Spirit Airlines	268,322	4,386	1.63%
8	United Airlines	747,315	11,578	1.55%
9	PSA Airlines	207,629	3,024	1.46%
10	JetBlue Airways	250,887	3,569	1.42%

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