Correct me if I am wrong but air traffic at the three NYC airports seems to be worse this year then in the other five years I have been in the industry.

I thought that the FAA was going to cap these city's, well if they did it did not work well. Add a few raindrops into the picture and then it is sure disaster. This past Thursday LGA invoked well over 10 GS and 8 GDP programs in at one point they had a GS program 2 times in one hour. Its seem as though there is incompetence as some level with ATC.

I think that it is time this madness stops and new policy's developed at the Airline and FAA level. I think it is time to handle NYC like a NAT or PAC Track where you are given an automatic slot time and you have 10-15 minutes to get off the ground or go to the back of the line instead of everybody just showing up at the same time....At the Airline level I think that they should declare this region a travel risk zone in which when there is inclement wx and there is a possibility of a diversion the PAX should be informed at the gate....if they stay behind they are protected but once the board card is scaned they are on there own from the divert point and the AC is then repositioned to the next city downline...

With the rising cost of the industry a smarter program needs to be thought out. If it means less trafiic into EWR/LGA/JFK that means higher fares could be reaped...lets remeber that SWF/ISP/HPN are just up the street and could be developed with the right motivation and creativity.


What are your thoughts.