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airline delays stories: 31 news summaries

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US Caps
JFK Flights to Ease Delays

Move designed
to keep airports elsewhere on time

Dec 19, 07 4:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Transportation officials today capped the number of flights per hour at New York's JFK airport in a bid to keep flight delays from cascading around the country, the New York Times reports. Starting in March, JFK will be allowed up to 83 flights an hour, down from about 100 at... More »

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New York City • FAA • JFK Airport • air travel • airline delays • LaGuardia Airport • Newark airport

Airlines Move to Ground Flyer 'Bill of Rights'

Industry takes action in New York court against first law in nation

Dec 19, 07 10:29 AM CST
(Newser) - The airline industry is in court trying to block a New York "bill of rights" for airline passengers, which could have a big impact on similar measures nationwide. The Air Transport Association of America is arguing that New York has no jurisdiction to require the industry to provide food,... More »

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legislation • airline • airline delays • airline passengers

Bush Shifts Focus to
Small Picture

He's concentrating more on nitty-gritty
of domestic issues

Nov 24, 07 11:20 AM CST
(Newser) - With his term winding down, President Bush is putting an increased emphasis on the small picture—domestic issues that have a tangible effect on people's lives, the New York Times reports. While still engaged with weighty foreign matters such as Iraq and the upcoming Mideast summit, Bush has shifted focus... More »

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China • food safety • airline safety • airline delays • lead tainted toys • George W. Bush

Best and Worst US Airports

Travel + Leisure lists airports with shortest and longest delays

Nov 20, 07 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Flight delays are peaking, and there's no sure way to dodge them. But fliers can travel smarter with this new list of best and worst airports from Travel + Leisure: Best:
  1. Portland, Ore. (PDX)
  2. Salt Lake City (SLC)
  3. San Diego (SAN)
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New York • list • San Diego • Philadelphia • Salt Lake City • airport • airline delays

Bush Outlines Plan to Combat Flight Delays

Military opens airspace to Thanksgiving commercial flights

Nov 15, 07 2:03 PM CST
(Newser) - The military will open some of its East Coast airspace to commercial traffic around Thanksgiving, President Bush announced today in a series of measures to cut down on air-travel delays, reports the Chicago Tribune's Swamp blog. “We can do better," Bush said in Washington. "We have an... More »

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FAA • air travel • airline delays • Thanksgiving travel • George W. Bush

Travelers May Spend Thanksgiving on the Runway

Already-slow industry prepares for the worst Thanksgiving in more than a decade

Nov 13, 07 4:08 PM CST
(Newser) - A 4% increase in holiday passengers will likely cause lengthy delays, the airline industry warned yesterday—bad news for those who miss connections and could wait 3 days for another flight. Though airlines have hired seasonal workers in the first staff expansion since 9/11, some 2.5 million passengers may... More »

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travel • airline industry • holiday • airline delays • Thanksgiving

Not So Fly: Worst US Airlines

Everyone has their travel hell story, but which airlines are the true villains? 

Oct 4, 07 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lost luggage, canceled flights and appalling delays seem to be par for the course in air travel these days.  But some airlines are worse than others.  Forbes provides the hit list:
  1. Atlantic Southeast Airlines
  2. Comair (a division of Delta Air Lines)
  3. American Eagle Airlines (a division of
... More »

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travel • airline industry • list • US Airways • United Airlines • luggage • American Airlines • airline delays • Atlantic Southeast • Comair • Mesa Airlines • Delta Airlines

Airline Delays Continue; Complaints Up

Flights on time just 72% of time, government survey shows

Oct 3, 07 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Customer complaints about airlines were up sharply in August—double the level a year before—as delays hit nearly 30%, according to a government report released today. The on-time rate was 71.7%, down from 75.8 last year, a survey of the 20 largest US carries showed, less than... More »

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transportation • airline delays

Airlines Fail to Deliver at Baggage Claim

This summer sees five-year high in lost luggage

Oct 1, 07 1:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - As if delays and cancellations weren't enough of a headache, airline customers have another nuisance to deal with: a surge in lost bags. From May to July, US airlines delayed, lost, damaged, or confiscated a record 1 million pieces of luggage, the Washington Post reports. Airlines blame the air traffic... More »

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airline industry • luggage • air travel • airline delays

Prez Orders Action to
Reduce Flight Delays

Panel will produce plan to cut traffic at Kennedy Airport by end of year

Sep 28, 07 8:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - After a summer of nightmarish ordeals for airline passengers, President Bush yesterday ordered his transportation secretary to sit down with the airlines and do something to reduce delays and improve treatment of travelers by next summer. “There’s a lot of anger amongst our citizens about the fact that,... More »

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FAA • JFK Airport • transportation • air travel • congestion • airline delays • Dept. of Transportation • George W. Bush

Late Flights Hit All-Time Record

More than a million flights delayed so far

Sep 5, 07 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - More than a million airline flights on the 20 biggest carriers have been late so far this year— keeping the US airline industry on track for the worst year for delays on record, reports Reuters. The flight most often delayed in the month of July was a Delta route from... More »

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JetBlue • United Airlines • American Airlines • Delta • airline delays • Dept. of Transportation • Southwest Airlines • Business Travel Coalition • Kevin Mitchell

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