WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fewer passengers are complaining about air travel as more planes arrive on time and fewer flights are canceled.

The Transportation Department received 8,540 complaints against U.S. airlines during the first six months of the year, down 20 percent from the 10,647 complaints reported during the same period in 2000.

At the same time, 74,660 flights were canceled from January to June, down 23 percent from the 96,727 cancellations reported during the same six months a year ago. And flight delays were down 13 percent.

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