( DJ ) 12/19 00:45 DJ US To Reveal Plan To Cap Flights At New York's JFK- WP
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--U.S. regulators are expected to announce measures to
restrict flights at New York's John F.Kennedy airport, in a move they hope
will alleviate chronic flight delays across the country, The Washington Post
reports in its Wednesday edition.
The proposal would limit the number of departures and arrivals at JFK and
set the stage for a similar flight ceiling at New Jersey's Newark Liberty
International Airport, the Post said, citing federal sources. Flights at the
third major New York area airport, LaGuardia, are already capped.
Transportation Secretary Mary Peters is also expected to announce the
government's intention to establish a system under which takeoff and landing
rights, known as slots, at JFK would be auctioned, the Post said.
Newspaper Web Site: http://www.washingtonpost.com
