Chicagoan Matt Andersson, like millions of Americans, has watched as this season has turned into the Summer of Discontent for airline travelers. Bad weather, airline mismanagement and an overwhelmed air-traffic-control system have made this year the worst ever for the flying public. Delays, cancellations and the number of passengers squeezed into planes recently hit all-time highs. United Airlines has spent the past two weeks apologizing to hordes of ticked-off passengers. A labor tussle with its pilots, who refused to work overtime, forced United to cancel 700 flights in a single weekend, stranding thousands of flyers. The Chicago-based carrier is the world's...
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