American Airlines Ready for 100 Percent Bag Screening

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American Airlines Ready for 100 Percent Bag Screening

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines anticipates efficiently processing passengers through security and launching flights on time tomorrow when the U.S. airline industry as a whole moves to 100 percent bag screening. This past Tuesday, the carrier transitioned smoothly to 100 percent bag screening in its own extensive domestic system.

American has been testing its new procedures for the past several weeks at most of its airports. American's December on-time dependability, reported to the Department of Transportation (DOT), was 81.8 percent and its completion factor, the number of flights flown expressed as a percentage of flights scheduled, was 99.7 for the month.

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American Airlines Ready for 100 Percent Bag Screening

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines anticipates efficiently processing passengers through security and launching flights on time tomorrow when the U.S. airline industry as a whole moves to 100 percent bag screening. This past Tuesday, the carrier transitioned smoothly to 100 percent bag screening in its own extensive domestic system.

American has been testing its new procedures for the past several weeks at most of its airports. American's December on-time dependability, reported to the Department of Transportation (DOT), was 81.8 percent and its completion factor, the number of flights flown expressed as a percentage of flights scheduled, was 99.7 for the month.