The Phila Inqr reported that official USDOT figures show that US airlines   
   cancelled 4.6 percent of their flights during the first three months of this   
   year.  This was mostly due to a viscious winter of continuing storms.   
      
   full article at:   
   http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/20140514_Wi   
   ter_was_awful_for_air_travel__figures_show.html   
      
      
   The airlines say the rule limiting tarmac delays to three hours causes more   
   cancellations.  That seems strange.  Three hours is a very long time as it   
   it.  We do have modern instaneous communication and computers to get the   
   latest weather data, situation    
   at other airports, etc.   
      
   Part of the problem in air travel is that the airline industry has been   
   concentrating flights to maximize seated loads, leaving no spare capacity.  If   
   a flight is cancelled, there aren't empty seats available on other flights.   
      
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