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Old Feb 14, 2004 | 1:29 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JS:
Correct, although it wasn't the FAA, it was Congress and then-President Bill Clinton (TEA-21 was the bill I believe). The FAA cannot tell the airlines how many flights to schedule. They can request a schedule reduction, just like you and I can request such, but no one other than Congress can command the airlines to fly a certain number of flights, per the Airline De-regulation Act of 1978.</font>
Thanks for the refresh.

It sure isn't all ATC though. Yesterday when arriving in O'Hare and taxiing, I saw 5 UAX in the penalty box, heard 2 being sent to the 9L pad because the box was full, 1 or 2 in 32R pad, and 2 or 3 lined up on M, so at least 10 UAX planes on the ground but waiting for gates. My condolences to any of you that were stuck in that.
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