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Newark flight cap.(Americas)(Brief article)

US Transportation Secretary Mary Peters has announced that airlines serving New York/Newark International have formally agreed to cap flights temporarily to 83 per hour from early May. The US Department of Transport (DoT) imposed a similar cap at New York/ JFK in March.

The Secretary said that airlines will "spread flights for two years at a level that will allow 30 more flights per day than last summer while helping to reduce chronic delays". The cap will apply to both domestic and international flights. She added: "As capacity at Newark grows, [the DoT] will auction slots, an approach that encourages competition, allows new entrants ...

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