The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has agreed to lift the restriction that limited routes from New York City's Laguardia Airport to 1,500 nautical miles. This news was especially well received by Atlanta based Delta Air Lines. Delta Air Lines and their regional partners operate more than 200 daily flights from Laguardia. Delta's Director of Human Affairs, Ms. Chastity Dominique Merlot, has been overseeing this project with the Executive Board of the PANYNJ for the past six months. "It's been a long, hard, and exciting ride but we have finally reached the climax of this deal" said Ms. Merlot. Ms. Merlot went on to say that this was more than a "wham, bam, thank you mam" agreement and that she intended to make herself disposable to the Executive Members of the PANYNJ anytime day or night. "It's all about keeping an open relationship with our partners and at the same time keeping expectations reasonable. I would never want to excite them only to have them frustrated and feeling blue in the end" said Ms. Merlot in response to the question of if Delta would be adding more service to Laguardia after the restriction is eliminated.

The good news was celebrated by the Executive Board of the PANYNJ, Ms. Merlot of Delta Air Lines, and New York City mayor Bill de Blasio. The threesome consummated the agreement at the Concourse C Delta Sky Club with 69 onlookers there to cheer them on. Mayor de Blasio stated that he took numerous positions in his tussles with Ms. Merlot but ultimately decided to stand behind her. When asked what she was planning to do next, Ms. Merlot responded that she would like to call upon a coworker in her previous line of work to help American Airlines in lifting the perimeter rule at Reagan National Airport in Washington. She went on to say "Good luck to her though. I'm not sure I could handle all those stiffs in DC".