FAA wants larger aircraft at LaGuardia

[JayBrian]

US wants bigger planes to ease LaGuardia crowding

 

[FCYTravis]

They need to dump the anti-competitive perimeter rules, or at least offer slot exemptions. It's absolutely insane that airlines can offer umpteen flights daily to LGA from every podunk town east of the Appalachians, but if you're from California, screw you, go to JFK. It's a joke. :down:

 

[LGA777]

This is something US,DL,and AA are all guilty of having large commuter operations that are larger than their mainline operations, but US is by far the worst with I believe 162 Express flights, only one of which has a capacity of more than 50, with approx 54 Mainline/Shuttle flights,the majority of which are 120 seat A-319's. At least AA and DL are smart enough to operate a fairly large number of their Mainline flights with 757's, as do NW and UA. Perhaps in the future this new proposal may force US (and AA and DL) to operate more Mainline and less Express flights, with hopefully at least 1/3 of the US Express flights being on aircraft larger than 50 seats such as the CRJ-700/900, EMB-170/175 and if ordered the Dash 8-Q400. The beautiful US LGA Terminal is heavily underutilized and in a HUGE market like NYC the demand for additional capacity is certaintly there.

Respectfully,

LGA777

 

[RowUnderDCA]

consolidation approval contingent on ridding the NE skies of rjs.

 

[ClueByFour]

They need to dump the anti-competitive perimeter rules, or at least offer slot exemptions. It's absolutely insane that airlines can offer umpteen flights daily to LGA from every podunk town east of the Appalachians, but if you're from California, screw you, go to JFK. It's a joke. :down:

Normally, I'd agree with that.

Unfortunately, if you loosen the slot restrictions and the perimeter, LGA will become the Charlie Fox it was in the late 1990s. Airlines don't know the meaning of restraint when times are good.

 

[N924PS]

consolidation approval contingent on ridding the NE skies of rjs.

"USAirways today announced they are actively seeking to purchase and restore as many DC9-30 series aircraft that are available on the worldwide market. These aircraft will be used to replace RJ operations at USAirways focus airport, LGA, in compliance with an FAA request for airport rationalization."

 

[jimntx]

Yea! Attention, Dallas! We have a market for those airplanes parked in the desert. Repeat, we have a market.

 

[RowUnderDCA]

hm.... smells snarky, but needs more satire

 

[a320av8r]

Hopefully this will free up RJ's for the long-haul markets!