Regulations and Government
DOT's congestion problem gets cool reception
The Transportation Department’s plan to manage congestion at New York’s three area airports drew criticism from industry witnesses and members of Congress

The Transportation Department’s plan to manage congestion at New York’s three area airports drew criticism from industry witnesses and members of Congress last month, and the head of the airline lobby once again used the forum to blame business aviation as a “significant contributor” to delays in the Northeast corridor.

Testifying at a House aviation subcommittee hearing on “Congestion Management in the New York Airspace,” Air Transportation Association (ATA) president and CEO James May claimed in prepared testimony that non-air carriers accounted for 20 to 30 percent of the peak level of instrument approach operations at the New York Tracon, which serves Newark, La Guardia, JFK and 12 outlying towered airports.