Dow Jones Newswires, via CNNMoney:
DOT Caps Hourly Flights At Newark Airport At 83
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- In an ongoing effort to reduce chronic delays in the nation's air travel, the Department of Transportation said Monday it will cap flights at Newark Liberty International Airport at 83 per hour during peak flying times.
Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said federal officials arrived at that number after negotiations with airlines and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates Newark airport.
A flight cap at Newark follows a similar hourly cap that the DOT announced in January for John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Those caps will take effect March 15. New York City's LaGuardia Airport has long operated under hourly flight caps. [Full Article]
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