On the flip side, the riskiest times to fly are typically the late afternoon and evening; between 6 pm and 10 pm, delays are significantly more common. That’s when aircraft rotations are at their most ...

Thomas Larson thought he'd done everything right when he booked a flight from Raleigh-Durham to Ketchikan, Alaska. He’d bought a multi-airline itinerary through Alaska Airlines: The first leg was on ...