"Delta is reviewing its network to ensure the best customer experience throughout the summer travel season, and we are committed to working with the FAA on measures to ensure the safety and efficiency of operations at the NY/NJ Airports,” the airline said in a statement. "We’ll share specific details on our schedule reduction once we have finalised our plan."Ī Delta spokesperson told ch-aviation that: "Our team is looking closely at the schedule and will advise the FAA of any adjustments by April 30". "We need to reduce flying and make sure we can operate what we've got." In a statement shared with ch-aviation, the airline said it was reviewing options for reducing its flight schedule at JFK and LaGuardia airports to help ease constraints on the system. "This summer is going to be really hard again," JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes told the Economic Club of New York on March 29.
United, Delta and JetBlue were also reportedly reviewing their frequencies. We’re proactively reaching out to affected customers to offer alternative travel arrangements.”
An American Airlines spokesperson told ch-aviation: "American will temporarily reduce frequencies on select routes from LaGuardia Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport this summer. Louis Lambert International, plus cut flights on the route between Newark and Chicago O'Hare. Reuters reports that American Airlines plans to reduce its frequencies between La Guardia and Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami International, Kansas City International and St. At Washington National, at least 80% of slots not used over two months are typically recalled.
Usually, the FAA requires slots at JFK and La Guardia to be used at least 80% of the time, and slots not meeting the usage minimum are withdrawn. Airlines must identify the slots and approved operating timings they wish to turn in before April 30. The FAA said carriers would be allowed to voluntarily return up to 10% of their slots at the three airports during the period. The reason is a post-pandemic staffing shortfall of air traffic controllers at the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) N90 facility. This follows a March 22 FAA announcement that it was waiving minimum slot usage requirements at New York JFK, New York La Guardia and Washington National between May 15 and September 15. US mainline carriers American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines, plus budget carrier JetBlue Airways, are slashing flights at three major airports in the US Northeast during this year's peak summer after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) temporarily relaxed minimum flight requirements citing air traffic control staffing shortages.
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