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Article: Air Transport Association Opposes DOT New York Auction Proposal
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- May 16, 2008
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To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS
Contact: Dave Castelveter, +1-202-626-4033, or Victoria Day, +1-
202-626-4141, both of ATA
WASHINGTON,May 16/PRNewswire-USNewswire/--The Air Transport
Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for
the leading U.S. airlines, today issued the following statement in
response to the Department of Transportation (DOT) New York Auction
proposal:
Our members and their passengers are frustrated by the DOTs
continued fixation on auctions, despite the overwhelming rejection
by passengers, airlines and airports to such an experiment. These
ill-conceived and unlawful proposals are driven by ideology and will
not reduce congestion or flight delays, said ATA ...