Can someone explain to a person who doesn't know much about the -121 world how bidding for departure slots will ease the congestion at the 3 major NYC airports? I mean if there are X number of departures per hour under the current system and under this new plan they offer the same number of slots but airlines are able to bid for certain times - how does that alleviate congestion? It was reported that delays from those 3 particular airports are responsible for up to 60% of the delays nation wise!

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