The Road Warrior today looks at some of the reasons PHL's delays are going down. Read more here.
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An explanation for PHL delays dropping
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Tom Belden, a former Inquirer business writer, has written about Philadelphia International Airport, airlines, the travel industry, the conventions and meetings business for 25 years. He has traveled to all 50 states and extensively in Europe and Mexico.
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I enjoyed your article and I agree that USAirways has made great strives toward improving operations at PHL. They still have a ways to go so I'm optimistic.
One thing I never see reported and I have always wondered the effect it has on air traffic timely departures and arrivels is FAA air and ground holds. Road warriors like myself (I fly nationally every week) are alaways quick to blame the airlines but the FAA has a big hand in controlling the airports. So how often does the FAA place air or ground holds on airports therefore causing backups? Are these holds due to real situations where there are too many planes or not enough controllers for an airport or control center? With NY/NJ having 3 airports and MD/DC having 3 airports is Philly the fall guy who gets the short end of the stick? Most pilots I encounter hate flying in and out of PHL. I only wish I had an alternate airport to chose from.
TOM SAYS: Some of the information about reasons for delays can be found by eigging through in the monthly reports at www.dot.gov.
Posted by Anonymous | March 17, 2008 4:18 PM
Posted on March 17, 2008 16:18