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(AP) - The nation's airlines are offering fewer flights, but at least they're more likely to arrive on time now.
The government says a little over 86 percent of flights in September arrived on time - an improvement over August.
The Department of Transportation compiles monthly lists of the airlines with the most on-time flights. The government also tracks mishandled baggage and over sales. There were fewer complaints about mishandled bags: Three of 1,000 passengers complained
The best on-time records were posted by Hawaiian, Alaska and Southwest Airlines. The worst at getting you there on time: Atlantic Southeast, Comair and Delta.
The government counts a flight as on-time if it arrives within 15 minutes of schedule.
Many airlines cut capacity in September, compared with September 2008.
They operated fewer flights, and on some routes replaced big planes with smaller ones. Still, some flights were late more than 80 percent of the time.
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