Delta again earned strong marks in September for its cancellation rate, on-time arrivals and baggage handling for U.S. domestic mainline flights, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. The DOT’s Air Travel Consumer Report released Thursday showed: Delta canceled less than one one-hundredth of a percent of its domestic mainline ...

Delta carried a total of 16.8 million passengers in August, 4.6 percent more than the same period last year. The airline’s record-breaking operational performance continued with Delta people driving a remarkable 99.8 percent mainline completion factor and on-time performance of 85.5percent for the month. Delta reported a 6.5 percent drop ...