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U.S. to Use 'Express Lanes' in Sky to Cut Air Delays
By John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Air traffic managers now have authority to hold flights at secondary airports in certain circumstances to clear up congestion at bigger ones in a novel bid to shorten air travel delays, officials said on Wednesday.
The option worked out with airlines will give takeoff priority to flights delayed at least 90 minutes at major airports. They will then be routed through high-altitude "express lanes" to hasten their trip. The plan is meant to spread out waits and minimize the impact of delays nationally
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U.S. to Use 'Express Lanes' in Sky to Cut Air Delays
By John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Air traffic managers now have authority to hold flights at secondary airports in certain circumstances to clear up congestion at bigger ones in a novel bid to shorten air travel delays, officials said on Wednesday.
The option worked out with airlines will give takeoff priority to flights delayed at least 90 minutes at major airports. They will then be routed through high-altitude "express lanes" to hasten their trip. The plan is meant to spread out waits and minimize the impact of delays nationally
Read the full story here
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Anyone have any comments?
