Originally Posted by
zsmith2
I believe the government ran ATC system is more to blame then the airlines'.
+1
The problem runs deeper than just the airline. The "system" makes it unattractive for a pilot to interrupt their place in the departure queue among a myriad of other problems that all contribute.
Of the thousands of flights ops that take place every day the media has highlighted a handful of failures and our gov't has applied a "solution" just to appease the public without really addressing the problem. However in some of the extreme cases the airline or pilot could have/should have sucked it up and done better.
Absolutely I think the airlines will now pull the plug on certain flights rather than risk the penalties provided under the 3 hour law. If that occurs too often, the gov't will apply another quick fix with new CX rules and penalties once again not addressing the underlying problems.
Originally Posted by
hazelrah
Perhaps the airlines should rethink clogging up the NYC airspace with mucho CRJs and a lot of crappy DCA<->LGA shuttle flights @:-)
Perhaps the public should accept fewer daily flights, less convenient and longer connections and more milk runs to get here from there.