Looks like my experience from this weekend wasn't unique:
New York's three commercial airports - LaGuardia, JFK and Newark - are among the nation's worst for on-time flights. The Associated Press notes that 38% of all flights at the airports were either late or canceled between January and April, adding that flights at Newark and LaGuardia were delayed by at least an hour on average. Trying to fix the chronic problem will be a new task force made up of federal officials and aviation experts. "More than easy travel to and from New York is at stake. The city's airports are a vital cog in the nation's aviation network, and bad delays here have a habit of rippling far and wide," AP writes.
I always fly at peak times, and I can't remember the last time I was on a flight into/out of JFK/LGA/EWR that wasn't signifigantly delayed. Of course the airlines know this and build in a lot of slack into their published timetables (Jetblue blocks 4 1/2 hours to fly to Den from Jfk when the air time is like 3:45). Still, it seems like it gets worse and worse.
Posted by: ian | June 19, 2007 at 03:56 PM