Airline Punctuality Improved in Summer ‘08

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  09.05.08 | 10:43 AM ET

imageThe major U.S. airlines’ July 2008 on-time performance improved by nearly 6 percent over the 2007 numbers, the AP reports. Flight cancellation rates and baggage handling performance were also notched up. Of course, considering last summer came pretty close to rock bottom, a small improvement may not be much to brag about—and we can name at least a couple of passengers who aren’t celebrating just yet.

Photo by James Cridland via Flickr (Creative Commons)

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Eva Holland is a contributor to the World Hum blog. She is also a contributing editor at the Matador Network and at Not Coming to a Theater Near You, and a regular contributor to the Ottawa Citizen. Based in Ottawa, Canada, she loves to write about travel, history, sports, and culture high or low.


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