Delta to Pay Business Fliers If It's Later Than American, United
- New program awards travel credits if Delta lags rivals
- Delta jumped to third-best on-time airline from 15th in 2010
A Delta Airlines passenger reads the flight departure screens at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
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Basking in an on-time rate that beats rivals, Delta Air Lines Inc. promises to pay up if it can’t get road warriors to their destinations more reliably than American and United.
Delta is pitching a new program to its corporate clients that would award travel credits to those accounts if the carrier falls behind its two biggest rivals in on-time arrival and flight completion rates.