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    America's 10 Worst Airlines

    We don't mean to spoil the suspense, but Forbes agrees with us that Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Delta) is the worst airline. They've compiled a list of the 10 worst airlines along with information about on-time percentages and baggage handling miscues. We like it.

    Here's the list:

    10. Alaska Airlines
    On-time performance: 72.8% (eighth worst)
    Baggage mishandling: 6.6 per 1,000 passengers (ninth)
    Cancellations: 1.2% (15th)

    9. Delta Air Lines

    On-time performance: 75% (fifth worst)
    Baggage mishandling: 6.6 per 1,000 passengers (eighth)
    Cancellations: 1.5% (13th)

    8. United Airlines
    On-time performance: 72.4% (sixth worst)
    Baggage mishandling: 5.4 per 1,000 passengers (12th)
    Cancellations: 2.1% (seventh) ALT © Tannen Maury/epa/Corbis

    7. American Airlines
    On-time performance: 69.9% (fifth worst)
    Baggage mishandling: 5.8 per 1,000 passengers (11th)
    Cancellations: 2.0% (eighth)

    6. US Airways
    On-time performance: 68.3% (third worst)
    Baggage mishandling: 8.6 per 1,000 passengers (seventh)
    Cancellations: 1.9% (ninth)

    5. Expressjet Airlines
    On-time performance: 73% (ninth worst)
    Baggage mishandling: 8.9 per 1,000 passengers (fifth)
    Cancellation rating: 3.4% (fourth)

    4. Mesa Airlines
    On-time performance: 72.5% (seventh worst)
    Baggage mishandling: 10.1 per 1,000 passengers (fourth)
    Cancellations: 2.7% (sixth)

    3. American Eagle Airlines (a division of American Airlines)
    On-time performance: 69% (fourth worst)
    Baggage mishandling: 13.5 per 1,000 passengers (second)
    Cancellations: 4.4% (third)

    2. Comair (a division of Delta Air Lines)
    On-time performance: 66.6% (second worst)
    Baggage mishandling: 11.9 per 1,000 passengers (third)
    Cancellations: 5.4% (worst)

    1. Atlantic Southeast Airlines
    On-time performance: 63.3% (worst)
    Baggage mishandling: 16.9 per 1,000 passengers (worst)
    Cancellations: 4.4% (second worst)


    America's Worst Airlines [Forbes]
    (Photo:Keenan Pepper)

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