NEW: Flight Delays, Mishandled Bags, Consumer Complaints Up in 2005 Over Previous Year
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Airlines--United States--Statistics
Source: BTS
New, Flight Delays, Mishandled Bags, Consumer Complaints Up in 2005 Over Previous Year SummaryFull Text (PDF)
"U.S. airlines experienced a higher rate of flight delays, more reports of mishandled baggage and a higher number of complaints about airline service in 2005 than in 2004, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Air Travel Consumer Report...the 20 airlines reporting on-time performance with DOT recorded an on-time arrival rate of 77.4 percent in 2005, down from the 78.1 percent mark of 2004. These carriers also recorded a rate of 6.04 reports of mishandled baggage per 1,000 passengers last year, up from 2004's rate of 4.91. The Department received 8,735 complaints from consumers about airline service last year, up 17.2 percent from 2004's total of 7,452 complaints."
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Winter Olympics--2006--Television Coverage--Statistics
Internet Coverage--Web Streaming
Source: IOC Global television and new media figures set records in Europe and around the globe
"Coverage of the first five days of the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games dominated television ratings in Europe, especially in the host country Italy, with impressive audiences recorded in other key markets around the world...Internet streaming in European markets have already exceeded that of the Athens Games with 4.3 million live or on-demand streams served so far."
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