Stress In The Skies

THE FOOD

In 1998, American carriers spent $4.49 per passenger on food, down from $5.51 in 1990

FIVE WORST AIRPORTS FOR DELAYS

1. Newark
2. N.Y. LaGuardia
3. San Francisco
4. Atlanta
5. St. Louis

Delays: In the first nine months of this year, delays were up by 23 percent with an average delay of 44 minutes, compared with 42 last year

Baggage: Between Jan. and Sept. of this year, 5.24 bags per 1,000 were mishandled, compared with 5.12 for the same period last year