August’s 20 Most Delayed Flights All Involved JFK

Oct 6th, 2008 | By Jared Blank

If you flew into JFK in August and your flight was delayed, you weren’t alone: All 20 of the most delayed flights in August involved JFK (as well as 42 of the top 50 flights). Comair flew 7 of the top 10 delayed flights. Well done. Summer storms, plus an incredibly crowded airspace don’t help the situation in New York.

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