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Friendlier skies for US fliers?

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    Study: Domestic airlines lose fewer bags, on time more

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How has announced some stories you can bank on this morning and there's some good news for airlines in America it seems like the skies getting a little differently or at least in certain -- -- warrants in an Eddy joins us.

From Fox Business -- good morning playing good morning good to see it well our airlines finally doing something right could be domestic carriers were less likely to lose your luggage last year.

The Department of Transportation says -- about three reports of lost delayed or damaged bags for every 1000 passengers last year.

But that -- the lowest -- since 1988.

Baggage handling is directly tied to an airline's on time performance and that was good -- Last year -- just about 82% of flights arrived within fifteen minutes of their scheduled time and the numbers do you seemed promising but keep in mind that.

Fewer passengers are checking bags because of the fees.

And also in general fewer planes are flying now and typically their new warplanes to less complicated.

There are reasons for that are right is gonna spend less according to latest survey on Valentine's Day yes this Valentine's Day.

How much are you planning to spend on your sweetie tomorrow if the answer is -- you're not gonna get in trouble you're not alone price -- dot com says Americans are scaling back their Valentine's -- spending.

62%.

Say they're going to spend a hundred dollars or less.

That compares with 68%.

Said the same last year sentence -- -- plants.

Well I'm I'm pretty -- uh huh yeah.

It's the thought that counts I -- -- yeah phonetic fox -- -- network thank you.

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