Airlines with the best on-time performance in U.S

U.S. airlines posted a better on-time rate for May, and complaints dropped compared with the same month last year.

The Department of Transportation said Thursday that 83.4 percent of domestic flights arrived on time in May, up from 80.5 percent a year earlier although down from April. The figures cover flights on the 12 largest airlines.

Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines had the best on-time ratings, while Spirit Airlines and Virgin America had the worst.

Complaints are down 24 percent from a year earlier. Air travelers filed 1,134 complaints with the government in May.

1. Hawaiian Airlines, 92.1 percent

2. Alaska Airlines, 90.3 percent

3. Delta Air Lines, 88.6 percent

4. SkyWest, 85.1 percent

5. United Airlines, 83.7 percent

6. ExpressJet, 83.5 percent

7. Southwest Airlines, 81.2 percent

8. JetBlue Airways, 80.7 percent

9. American Airlines, 80.7 percent

10. Frontier Airlines, 80.2 percent

11. Virgin America, 76.7 percent

12. Spirit Airlines, 76.4 percent

Total for all reporting airlines: 83.4 percent