Matt Molnar
2008-07-11, 04:11 PM
Plan to sell slots at NY airports may be blocked (http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--flightdelays0710jul10,0,5821490.story)
By DAVID B. CARUSO | Associated Press Writer
July 10, 2008
NEW YORK - The Bush administration's plan to let the free market play a role in easing gridlock at the nation's most congested airports suffered a major blow Thursday.
A key Senate subcommittee attached a provision to a federal spending bill that would block the U.S. Department of Transportation from implementing a plan to begin auctioning off prime takeoff and landing slots at New York's three main airports. [Full Article (http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--flightdelays0710jul10,0,5821490.story)]
By DAVID B. CARUSO | Associated Press Writer
July 10, 2008
NEW YORK - The Bush administration's plan to let the free market play a role in easing gridlock at the nation's most congested airports suffered a major blow Thursday.
A key Senate subcommittee attached a provision to a federal spending bill that would block the U.S. Department of Transportation from implementing a plan to begin auctioning off prime takeoff and landing slots at New York's three main airports. [Full Article (http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--flightdelays0710jul10,0,5821490.story)]