"Arriving flights late at LaGuardia, again"

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Arriving flights late at LaGuardia, again
BY JOHN VALENTI
Newsday


Arriving flights at LaGuardia Airport, the worst major airport in the nation
for on-time arrivals in 2007, are being delayed almost 1 1/2 hours on
Tuesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The reason, according to the FAA, is bad weather and gusting winds in the
area. The National Weather Service is reporting snow flurries near LaGuardia
with winds between 18 and 20 mph.

As a result, the airport has instituted a traffic management program, which
could delay departures. The FAA is recommending travelers contact their
airline carriers regarding potential delays to their flights.

There are no reported delays at this time at either Kennedy or
Newark-Liberty.

On Monday, the Department of Transportation statistics released its latest
monthly study of performance figures for all 32 of the designated "major"
airports in the U.S. Those statistics include percentage of departure and
arrival delays since the start of 2007 and rank airports based on those
figures.

LaGuardia was the worst in the nation with 40 percent of all arrivals being
delayed. Newark was 31st out of 32 and Kennedy was 30th.

Kennedy was 31st out of 32 airports in departure delays, with only
Chicago-O'Hare being worse. Newark was 30th, while LaGuardia was 25th.

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