Travel + Leisure magazine dings DIA

October 29, 2014

Ack! Denver International Airport received scary news this week when it landed on Travel + Leisure magazine’s list of America’s Best and Worst Airports for Flight Delays.DIA landed at the No. 3 spot. Here are the stats:

“Flights Delayed: 27.9%

“A 4.6 percent surge in delays moved DIA from fifth place on last year’s naughty list to third this year. Leave by lunchtime to avoid a Rocky Mountain meltdown: starting at 2 p.m., nearly a third of flights depart later than planned, a figure that only gets worse as the day wears on.

“Best Time Window: Before 9 a.m.

“Worst Time Window: 8–10 p.m.”

For the whole story, go to www.travelandleisure.com/articles/best-and-worst-airports-for-delays/2.

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