Major Airlines Stretch Flight Times To Mask Delays

The 10 major airlines reporting on-time performance data to DOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) have increased scheduled flight times more than 80% on domestic routes in the past 11 years, a practice that "masks true growth of delays," Inspector General Kenneth Mead testified yesterday...

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