Feds Pressure Airlines to Cut JFK Schedules

[Matt Molnar]

Reuters:

U.S. puts pressure on airlines to cut JFK schedules
Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:19pm EDT

By John Crawley

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government pressured airlines on Monday to cooperate with efforts to reduce delays at New York's John F. Kennedy airport by ensuring it can impose schedule cuts if carriers fail to act voluntarily.

In a regulatory filing one day before the Transportation Department convenes an unusual JFK scheduling conference with the airlines, the Federal Aviation Administration gave the facility its rarely used worst congestion rating.

The designation ensures schedule reductions for spring and summer travel will occur whether airlines agree to them or not. It also formally extends FAA authority to cut schedules of overseas carriers at JFK, if necessary. Dozens of international airlines operate flights there, including British Airways and AirFrance/KLM. More...

[PhilDernerJr]

In all honesty, Tommy's editorial pointing our certain airline's irresponsibilities was dead on. JetBlue and Delta need to control their ground operations much more.