Slot Auctioning to kill GA Acess to NYC Airports

from AOPA ePilot:

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NY congestion pricing, slot auction under fire
By Warren D. Morningstar

There was a lot of finger pointing at a hearing on New York airspace congestion. But nobody pointed a finger at general aviation as a cause for airline delays.

Even the airline’s chief lobbyist, who in the past has sounded off about restricting general aviation flights around New York, didn’t blame GA when he had to testify before the House aviation subcommittee on June 18.

The fault, according to the witnesses, lies with a lack of ground capacity, airline scheduling practices, and ultimately with the FAA. And the administration’s proposed solution—congestion pricing and auctioning off landing slots to the highest bidders—drew vehement denunciations from everyone but the Department of Transportation witness.

http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/article.../080619ny.html

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and this interesting piece of info was in a sidebar to that article:

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Under the proposal, general aviation, which accounts for less than 4 percent of traffic at La Guardia, would be limited to three operations per hour during congested periods—a 50-percent reduction from the current level of six operations per hour.

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