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    The 10 Worst Flights: Avoid These Regularly Scheduled Travel Nightmares

    According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the following flights are the 10 worst flights in existence. They're regularly scheduled and they are late 92-100% of the time. Avoid them like you avoid drug-resistant TB.

    Now, on to the flights!


    US Airways Flight 1543
    From:BOS-CLT
    Departs: 6:35 pm
    Percentage late: 100.00%
    Average Minutes Delayed: 53

    Comair Flight 5463
    From JFK-BUF
    Departs 6:52 pm
    Percentage late: 96.67%
    Average Minutes Delayed: 75

    SkyWest Flight 2570
    From: CMH-MKE
    Departs: 8:55 pm
    Percentage late: 96.15%
    Average Minutes Delayed: 42

    US Airways Flight 1582
    From: CLT-EWR
    Departs: 3:45 pm
    Percentage late: 95.83%
    Average Minutes Delayed: 67

    Comair Flight 5625
    From JFK-JAX
    Departs 5:35 pm
    Percentage late: 93.75%
    Average Minutes Delayed: 79

    US Airways Flight 656
    From: DCA-PHX
    Departs: 4:39 pm
    Percentage late: 93.75%
    Average Minutes Delayed: 71

    US Airways Flight 619
    From: ATL-LAS
    Departs: 9:47 pm
    Percentage late: 93.75%
    Average Minutes Delayed: 42

    JetBlue Flight 1606
    From: JFK-PWM
    Departs: 5:40 pm
    Percentage late: 93.33%
    Average Minutes Delayed: 60

    American Airlines Flight 1639
    From: JFK-SJU
    Departs: 7:05 pm
    Percentage late: 93.33%
    Average Minutes Delayed: 54

    Comair Flight 4997
    From: ORF-JFK
    Departs: 7:00 pm
    Percentage late: 92.86
    Average Minutes Delayed: 95


    There you have it folks, the 10 worst regularly scheduled flights in existence as of April 2007.

    In other news, only 63% of all US Airways flights were on time in April, so if you're looking for a handy cheat-sheet to avoiding late flights: Avoid US Airways. —MEGHANN MARCO

    Air Travel Consumer Reports [Bureau of Transportation Statistics]
    (Photo: Drewski2112)

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