New York airport slots to be auctioned (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Published on: Sat, 17 May 2008 01:07:03 GMT

Slots for taking off and landing at New York-area airports will be auctioned to increase competition and reduce air travel delays that ripple through the country, the Transportation Department said Friday. Airlines quickly opposed the planned auctions, calling them an experiment with dubious legal authority that will raise prices for passengers while doing nothing to ease congestion. The changes ... More »