US airlines ask FAA to extend 'relaxed' New York scheduling rules

BTN News
Monday, 15 April 2024
US airlines are asking the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to extend its relaxed scheduling rules for airlines in New York until at least October 2025, so they can operate fewer flights without penalty.
 
They believe the current shortage of air traffic controllers will continue for at least the next 18 months.
 
The FAA is reviewing the request.
 
The FAA allowed airlines to reduce capacity at John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport last year because staffing levels at the New York air traffic control facility were not being met and the agency wanted to ease pressure on the airspace and on the air traffic controllers who manage it.

US airlines ask FAA to extend 'relaxed' New York scheduling rules

BTN News
Monday, 15 April 2024
US airlines are asking the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to extend its relaxed scheduling rules for airlines in New York until at least October 2025, so they can operate fewer flights without penalty.
 
They believe the current shortage of air traffic controllers will continue for at least the next 18 months.
 
The FAA is reviewing the request.
 
The FAA allowed airlines to reduce capacity at John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport last year because staffing levels at the New York air traffic control facility were not being met and the agency wanted to ease pressure on the airspace and on the air traffic controllers who manage it.