US needs to tackle congestion: IATA
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“President (George) Bush’s recent announcement about making limited airspace changes in an attempt to alleviate congestion during the holidays is a political placebo for a serious long-term illness,” said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Director General and CEO.
He warned that there would likely be more air delays next summer if the Government continues to move too slowly in making capacity and efficiency improvements.
“Instead of addressing the problem, DOT (Department of Transport) wants to change the way people travel by making it more expensive at peak times,” Bisignani said.
The White House is thinking of peak pricing at New York JFK airport but the IATA chief said that “congestion pricing has never worked effectively for air transport anywhere in the world so it is foolhardy to believe that it will work in New York.”
Instead, he said, the US Government should implement the IATA Worldwide Scheduling Guidelines and immediately implement operational and infrastructure improvements.
He was speaking at the Aero Club in Washington.
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