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Passengers aboard a Denver-bound flight last year spent seven hours stuck on a tarmac, one example of the rapidly increasing \u201ctarmac delays\u201d that air travelers face, according to a new study.<\/p>\n

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The overall on-time performance of U.S. airlines has\u00a0reached its worst level since 2014, with nearly a quarter of flights delayed, diverted, or canceled, according to the \u201cPlane Truth 2026\u201d\u00a0study, which<\/span>\u00a0the consumer watchdog group CoPIRG unveiled Tuesday. One in 12 flights in 2025 arrived an hour or more late, the study found.<\/p>\n

In Colorado, the on-time arrival rates at Denver International Airport (75.4%) and the Colorado Springs Airport (73.1%) both ranked below the national average of 76.3% for the largest U.S. airlines. Denver-based Frontier Airlines, for the fourth year in a row, ranked worst among major airlines for customer complaints and involuntary passenger bumpings.<\/p>\n

The study draws on federal data collected by the U.S. Department of Transportation from airlines. It presents a picture of air travel becoming more of a hassle for travelers, ahead of the busy summer travel months when complaints typically peak.<\/p>\n

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Travelers this summer can expect \u201cerratic and stressful adventures,\u201d CoPIRG\u2019s Colorado director Danny Katz said after presenting study findings at Denver Union Station.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is dumbfounding that we are having people sit on their planes for more than three hours and not holding airlines accountable,\u201d Katz said. \u201cCongress should take action. The Trump Administration should take action.\u201d<\/p>\n

U.S. airline tarmac delays exceeding three hours increased to 708 in 2025, up by 63% from 435 in 2024 and 2.4 times higher than the 289 in 2023, according to the federal data in the 44-page study. Tarmac delays exceeding four hours on international flights increased to 77, up from 64 in 2024.<\/p>\n

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