JetBlue vs United: On-Time Performance Compared

Last 12 months · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Data through July 2026 · Last updated October 18, 2026

United was more punctual than JetBlue over the last 12 months: 79.3% of its flights arrived on time, against 72.3%.

United cancelled fewer flights (1.0% vs 3.1%), and late flights averaged 75 minutes late on JetBlue vs 71 on United.

On the 28 routes both airlines fly regularly, JetBlue had the better on-time record on 4 and United on 24.

JetBlue vs United: key numbers

Last 12 months, all flights each airline operated.

JetBlueUnited

On-time arrivals72.3%79.3%

On-time departures73.3%81.4%

Cancelled3.1%1.0%

Diverted0.3%0.3%

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

JetBlueUnited

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.

JetBlueUnited

Airline (carrier)27.4%25.6%

Weather2.6%4.2%

Air traffic system (NAS)25.4%34.0%

Security0.2%0.0%

Late-arriving aircraft44.4%36.2%

28 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	United on time	JetBlue flights	United flights
EWR → MCO	74.8%	79.7%	1,364	4,016
MCO → EWR	65.5%	78.6%	1,360	4,016
EWR → LAX	72.0%	72.6%	498	3,539
LAX → EWR	79.0%	78.5%	498	3,538
EWR → FLL	72.9%	78.5%	1,029	2,707
FLL → EWR	62.1%	78.1%	1,027	2,706
BOS → SFO	68.6%	75.3%	1,738	1,905
SFO → BOS	73.4%	79.5%	1,736	1,904
EWR → PBI	73.2%	79.1%	721	2,768
PBI → EWR	71.4%	77.2%	717	2,771
ORD → BOS	72.1%	69.3%	545	2,735
BOS → ORD	70.3%	75.8%	544	2,733
EWR → LAS	76.5%	81.5%	311	2,470
LAS → EWR	78.8%	82.3%	311	2,467
DEN → BOS	67.9%	77.3%	686	1,900
BOS → DEN	70.9%	83.1%	685	1,897
TPA → EWR	66.2%	78.7%	233	2,345
EWR → TPA	79.7%	81.5%	232	2,343
BOS → LAX	74.4%	76.8%	1,629	716
LAX → BOS	75.2%	86.7%	1,629	716
BOS → IAH	72.5%	83.5%	460	1,561
IAH → BOS	57.4%	75.7%	460	1,559
EWR → RSW	79.8%	79.2%	276	1,709
RSW → EWR	68.6%	81.4%	278	1,707
EWR → SJU	75.0%	70.4%	656	1,113