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Sandy pushes airlines’ on-time rate lower

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The on-time record of U.S. airlines got soaked by Superstorm Sandy, as late flights and cancelations surged in October.

The Department of Transportation said Tuesday that only 80.2 percent of flights in October arrived on time. That was worse than the 83.3 percent mark in September and the 85.5 percent rate in October 2011.

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