"The court's ruling puts a firm halt to the Department
of Transportation's ill-advised, illogical auction scheme. This is
a clear win for passengers, as the department was stopped from
proceeding with an ideological experiment that would have resulted
in higher fares, less service and a confiscation of airline
property."
Source: James May, president of the Air
Transport Association. On Monday, a US appeals court blocked the
federal government's controversial plan to auction off operations
slots at New York's LaGuardia and JFK International Airports, and
at nearby Newark International.