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Airlines in denial
October 23, 2007
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  • These two quotes say it all. The airlines are still refusing to acknowledge the fact that they have caused delays by overscheduling flights into and out of JFK, Newark, and LaGuardia.

    “We’re not sure just reducing commercial operations will have any significant impact on delays.” – David Castelveter, spokesman for the Air Transport Association

    “When publishing schedules that offer 61 departing flights between 8 and 9 a.m. Ñ when the airport can handle only 44 departures Ñ is not fair to fliers.” -Mary Peters, Secretary of the Department of Transportation.