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6 tips for flying on time.
Delays and cancellations have already made 2008 an annus horribilis for airline passengers. And since summer is the airlines' busiest season, tougher times may be coming. (One omen: There were more delays in the summer of 2007 than in the previous three summers.) Here's how to improve the odds of arriving on time.
Leave early. Summer thunderstorms tend to hit in late afternoon. In every July and August for the past four years, more flights left on time between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. than at any other time, and, as a rule, more departures were delayed between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Planes were most likely to arrive on time between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.
Fly on Saturday. Experts at the National Air Traffic Controllers Association have often noted Saturday as the best day to arrive on time. But each airport has its own peculiarities. For the best days to fly from 29 of the nation's largest airports, go to NATCA's site, at www.natca.org/mediacenter/avoiddelaystips.msp.
Fly in August. During each of the last four summers, more flights arrived on time in August than in July.
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