1.0 link 85142 <![CDATA[2007 Airline Delays 2nd Worst Ever]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/05/2007-airline-delays-2nd-w_n_85142.html WASHINGTON &mdash; A quarter of domestic flights failed to arrive on time in 2007 _ the industry's second poorest performance on record _ and analysts say it is likely to get worse.

More than 26 percent of commercial flights in the U.S. arrived late or were canceled last year as rising passenger demand and an industry preference for smaller planes intensified congestion in the skies and on runways. The air-travel logjam, reported Tuesday by the Department of Transportation, comes as a...

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