JetBlue vs Spirit: On-Time Performance Compared

Last 12 months · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Data through July 2026 · Last updated October 18, 2026

Spirit Airlines has not reported flights to BTS since May 2026. Figures cover its flights up to then.

Spirit was more punctual than JetBlue over the last 12 months: 72.8% of its flights arrived on time, against 72.3%.

JetBlue cancelled fewer flights (3.1% vs 3.9%), and late flights averaged 75 minutes late on JetBlue vs 74 on Spirit.

On the 60 routes both airlines fly regularly, JetBlue had the better on-time record on 39 and Spirit on 21.

JetBlue vs Spirit: key numbers

Last 12 months, all flights each airline operated.

JetBlueSpirit

On-time arrivals72.3%72.8%

On-time departures73.3%72.5%

Cancelled3.1%3.9%

Diverted0.3%0.2%

On-time arrival % each month, last 24 months.

JetBlueSpirit

50%60%70%80%90%

Aug ’24Nov ’24Feb ’25May ’25Aug ’25Nov ’25Feb ’26May ’26

Share of each airline’s reported delay minutes by cause, last 12 months.

JetBlueSpirit

Airline (carrier)27.4%30.6%

Weather2.6%2.0%

Air traffic system (NAS)25.4%37.0%

Security0.2%0.3%

Late-arriving aircraft44.4%30.1%

60 routes where each airline had at least 100 completed flights in the last 12 months; the 25 busiest are shown. Better on-time rate in bold.

Route	JetBlue on time	Spirit on time	JetBlue flights	Spirit flights
MCO → BOS	67.6%	70.8%	2,520	457
BOS → MCO	68.2%	62.5%	2,516	455
MCO → SJU	75.6%	73.0%	2,176	547
SJU → MCO	75.8%	77.4%	2,174	547
LGA → FLL	65.2%	69.6%	1,644	919
FLL → LGA	63.0%	65.2%	1,646	914
BOS → FLL	66.5%	63.8%	1,963	510
FLL → BOS	65.8%	61.4%	1,953	509
EWR → MCO	74.8%	71.3%	1,364	998
MCO → EWR	65.5%	67.5%	1,360	1,001
EWR → FLL	72.9%	70.5%	1,029	985
FLL → EWR	62.1%	60.0%	1,027	983
FLL → ATL	55.7%	59.7%	763	1,217
ATL → FLL	68.3%	65.5%	763	1,216
FLL → SJU	69.5%	53.3%	1,677	263
SJU → FLL	76.4%	59.7%	1,676	262
LAX → FLL	75.7%	55.4%	1,779	156
FLL → LAX	75.7%	61.2%	1,779	155
LGA → MCO	66.8%	77.0%	1,206	629
MCO → LGA	63.3%	62.1%	1,204	630
SJU → BOS	69.0%	73.2%	1,384	145
FLL → PHL	71.2%	71.0%	701	648
PHL → FLL	70.1%	69.7%	699	647
BOS → SJU	67.2%	53.0%	1,192	146
FLL → TPA	64.0%	69.7%	294	765