[truthkeeper]

Makes me glad I don’t fly.

[Clam Digger]

I’m very happy to now only fly on rare occasions. It was a major part of my job for several years, and i really hated it. I never noticed the family thing being a problem, though, rowdy teenagers with way loud headphones were worse.

[NormsRevenge]

I hear ya, don't miss it at all.

Flight delays at worst level in 13 years

ap on yahooooooo

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For June, U.S. airlines' on-time arrival rate was just above 68 percent, compared with roughly 73 percent a year earlier, according to Department of Transportation data. So far in 2007, nearly 25 percent of flights on the 20 largest carriers have arrived late, the agency said.

Travelers on Skywest Inc.'s Atlantic Southeast Airlines, a regional carrier for Delta Air Lines Inc., had it worst in June, as about 56 percent of flights arrived on time. AMR Corp.'s American Airlines was barely better, with an on-time arrival rate of about 58 percent. US Airways Group Inc., had an on-time rate of about 62 percent.

The airline industry blames the increased delays on a lack of a modern satellite-based air traffic control system, combined with increasing demand.

[Welsh Rabbit]

If I can drive to the destination in under 12 hours, I never fly (unless the job forces me to). I like driving.