The FAA’s proposal to reduce airline delays by imposing peak-period pricing to reduce congestion at busy airports is a “bad idea with no positive consequences and the limitless possibility of unintended negative consequences,” according to NBAA. The National Air Transportation Association commented that “the proposed amendment is a short-term fix to a long-term problem,” and that the FAA should focus on “runway expansions and airport improvements to aid traffic flow at the most congested airports.” Phil Boyer, president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, said, “The agency’s proposal does nothing to improve the national air transportation system and could hurt general aviation’s access to airports.”
But the Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) and the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) expressed general support of the federal efforts to give airports more flexibility in setting rates and charges.
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