What Can Be Done to Alleviate Delays at New Yorks La Guardia Airport?
Aired February 15, 2001 – 4:28 p.m. ET THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. JOIE CHEN, CNN ANCHOR: Now, chronic delays are a problem nationwide. Joining us from today from Denver is Thom Nulty, who runs Navigant International, that’s a company that works with business travelers and Thom, you’re a guy, I know, who travels all the time. Is this the problem of the airline or the airports? THOM NULTY, PRESIDENT, NAVIGANT INTERNATIONAL: You know, it’s a little bit of both, Joie. I think it has a lot to do with the airport, La Guardia specifically. Several years ago, they opened La Guardia up to additional flights and they may just have overscheduled La Guardia. It’s a very, very popular airport. The airlines want to maximize their trips in there, and I think the result is that we end up with a lot of delayed flights. CHEN: You know, the thing I have heard, and I’m not sure if this is true or not, but I’ve heard that on time is actually signif
Related Questions
- Can the Airport reduce the number of planes that arrive and depart at the Airport to help alleviate delays, such as through controlling airline scheduling?
- Can anyone advise me on great places to eat (fast food or other) for my Trip to Brooklyn?
- Does access to military airspace help alleviate airline delays?
