DAVID GREENE, HOST: NPR's business news stars with a delay.</s>DAVID GREENE, HOST: OK. Actually, a lot of delays. Southwest Airlines finished last in on-time arrivals in October - the last month for which statistics are available. According to the Department of Transportation, Southwest's on-time arrival rate was 78.8 percent. This was the second month in a row that the airline came in at the very back of the pack - which is a little surprising, since Southwest usually tops lists of customer satisfaction.</s>DAVID GREENE, HOST: Travelers have given that airline high marks for the free bag check and its no fee policy for flight changes.
Southwest Airlines finished last in on-time arrivals in October — the last month for which statistics are available. According to the Department of Transportation, Southwest's on-time arrival rate was 78.8 percent. It was the second month in a row the airline came in at the back of the pack.