US Government to airlines: get on time or else
The US government is starting to talk tough to the airlines: improve on record flight delays or face a government that may impose its own solutions.
“Passengers are growing weary of schedules that aren’t worth the electrons they’re printed on,” Federal Aviation Administration administrator Marion C. Blakey told a group of aviation executives at the Aero Club, according to CNN. He added:
“Airline schedules have got to stop being the fodder for late-night monologues. And if the airlines don’t address this voluntarily, don’t be surprised when the government steps in.”
A spokesman for the Air Transport Association, which represents commercial airlines, said the trade group is willing to talk about ways to reduce congestion.
“No carrier is going to be willing to reduce its schedule unless we see that industry addresses all of the causes of delay,” David Castelveter said.
The airline industry through July had its worst on-time performance since the government began tracking such data in 1995, according to The Associated Press.
About 70% of US flights arrived on time in July, according to US Department of Transportation figures.
Report by David Wilkening
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