Gothamist: Feds Want to Cut Flights at LaGuardia

Nyctini11

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:00:03 -0500

Thanks JenC for clarifying things, i just hate, especially now a days when people aren't given all the facts and form opinions based on incomplete facts, i hope i didn't offend you in original post. Happy holidays everyone!

Tower18

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:43:32 -0500

LGA is okay in the morning...it's the afternoon and evening where it reliably becomes a clusterfuck.

JMH

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:30:18 -0500

The entire country is ready for an airspace/ATC redesign.

MacMuttonchops

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:45:23 -0500

I've never been delayed for anything other than weather-related incidents at LGA. Actually, I avoid JFK as much as possible because you can always guarantee an extra hour of taxiing and waiting on line for a clear runway. I'm just surprised to hear that there's this many delays at LGA. Maybe it's because I usually only fly in the morning. Not as crowded yet? Who's ready for an airspace redesign?

bonanzabucks

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:30:39 -0500

My first comment wasn't posted, so I'm going to do it again. I don't think this will make much difference, if any. LGA traffic is down 10% this year anyways (and most likely averaging less than 71 flights an hour). So, even though LGA traffic is down, delays are actually worse this year compared to last. The airline the DOT lawyer mentioned is very interested is American Airlines. They've already cut flights at LGA by 20% this year and cut a lot of destinations. Their cuts equate to a reduction of five operations an hour. Since they've made their cuts, they've been begging the FAA to retire these slots so their competitors can't get them.

Jen Chung

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:24:19 -0500

Thanks, Nyctini11 for pointing that out. I've revised the post to reflect that the carriers must voluntarily agree to the cuts (but one article made it sounds like the fed DOT was lowering the flight cap no matter what). Re: cutting their flights, you never know—given the troubles in the airline industry, it might give them reason to cut flights and try make sure others are filled to capacity.

Nyctini11

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:17:46 -0500

They make this sound so cut and dry. If Gothamist actually checked ALL facts instead of reporting only a one sided version of this story, unlike the news, you would also be informed that this is only a proposal ALL the major carriers would need to voluntarily agree to cancel one of their own daily flights or more since they are purposing that by cutting 4 flights from 75 to 71, will stop all congestion, Ok, so lets see which airlines voluntarily forfeit their profits. Nice concept though.

henricus

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:42:28 -0500

It might help, but they need to cut further. LGA is notorious for overbooking the runways. As I have said before, this is possible the worst designed airport in the country and it is not only a pull on the on time statistics of the country but also it's an unsafe design when pushed to capacity limits.

nicemarmot

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:16:31 -0500

Doubt it will help, but I guess it's worth a try.