Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"We have an obligation to travelers to do everything in our power to prevent a repeat of the horrors they experienced last summer. Delays in New York are a regional problem, not just a single-airport problem."

Source: US Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters, speaking Monday at the 33rd Annual FAA Forecast Conference. Airlines serving Newark Liberty Airport have agreed to temporarily cap and spread flights for two years at a level that will allow 30 more flights per day than last summer. The move follows similar action announced last year for New York's JFK International, where hourly caps not to exceed 83 operations per hour are due to be implemented March 15, 2008.

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