TOP NEWS

Surf Air Touts On Time Numbers

Santa Monica-based Surf Air, the startup airline which got its start moving executives back and forth between Silicon Beach and the Bay Area, is touting numbers which it says show it has a 90% on-time arrival rate, versus its commercial competitors. Surf Air says its on-time rate compares to such competitors as Southwest (78%) and Delta Airlines (81%). The company also says its departure times are 90% on time from its airports, which include such locations as Hawthorne and San Carlos. The company has an advantage in both departures and arrivals due to its use of secondary airports, rather than the overly impacted and crowded airports like LAX and SFO. Surf Air offers up membership-based flights across California, catering to executives, venture capitalists, and others willing to pay a premium to avoid the usual airport crowd.