Matt Molnar
2007-09-28, 03:15 PM
Push for Action on Flight Delays (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/28/business/28delay.html?ref=us)
By MATTHEW L. WALD and JEFF BAILEY
Published: September 28, 2007
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 — After the worst summer of airline delays on record, President Bush on Thursday ordered transportation officials to work with airline executives to reduce delays in the nation’s overcrowded airspaces, beginning in New York.
White House officials said they were considering options like capping the number of flights and allowing airports to charge higher fees to airlines for landing at the busiest times of the day. The administration is also considering rules that would require airlines to provide passengers with more information about frequently delayed flights and give more compensation to travelers who are bumped from flights.
“We’ve got a problem, we understand there’s a problem, and we’re going to address the problem,” President Bush said after calling Mary E. Peters, the secretary of transportation, and aviation officials to the Oval Office for a well-publicized meeting. More... (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/28/business/28delay.html?ref=us)
By MATTHEW L. WALD and JEFF BAILEY
Published: September 28, 2007
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 — After the worst summer of airline delays on record, President Bush on Thursday ordered transportation officials to work with airline executives to reduce delays in the nation’s overcrowded airspaces, beginning in New York.
White House officials said they were considering options like capping the number of flights and allowing airports to charge higher fees to airlines for landing at the busiest times of the day. The administration is also considering rules that would require airlines to provide passengers with more information about frequently delayed flights and give more compensation to travelers who are bumped from flights.
“We’ve got a problem, we understand there’s a problem, and we’re going to address the problem,” President Bush said after calling Mary E. Peters, the secretary of transportation, and aviation officials to the Oval Office for a well-publicized meeting. More... (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/28/business/28delay.html?ref=us)