Fewer passengers were bumped involuntarily from flights...

Fewer passengers were bumped involuntarily from flights by the 10 largest U.S. carriers during the first nine months of 1995 than during the same period of 1994, according to the most recent Department of Transportation figures.

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Jan.-Sept., 1995 Jan.-Sept., 1994 No. of pass. Rate per No. of pass. Rate per bumped 10,000 pass. bumped 10,000 pass. Northwest 1,050 .31 2,071 .67 United 1,953 .36 2,574 .54 American 2,449 .44 2,030 .36 Continental 1,936 .77 5,614 1.97 Delta 5,059 .81 5,450 .82 TWA 1,279 .83 2,337 1.56 USAir 5,814 1.35 5,584 1.26 Alaska 1,224 1.63 1,124 1.71 America West 2,895 2.43 2,611 2.19 Southwest 11,924 3.20 11,857 3.67

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