US Airways received 2.90 mishandled bag reports per 1,000 passengers in August, a marked improvement over the 4.09 ratio one year earlier, said a Department of Transportation report Tuesday.
The report ranked US Airways fifth-best among the 19 largest carriers tracked, ahead of Southwest Airlines, which was eighth, with 3.57. The industry average was 4.04.
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US Airways improved on arrivals on time, or within 14 minutes of schedule. It logged 81.4 percent of its flights on time in August, or eighth best, versus 80.8 percent a year ago.
Southwest logged 82.8 percent on time, or sixth best, versus 84.4 percent the year earlier. The industry averaged 79.7 percent.
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