Plane Answers: Is "Free Flight" the answer to ATC delays?

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Free flight will not solve delays. Delays are the result of airlines over scheduling flights at airports already at capacity. There are only so many operations a runway can handle in a given hour. It's called arrival rate. Plenty of sky up there but until airlines stop scheduling flight after flight after flight to arrive or depart at the exact same time, delays will occur and are totally unrelated to our air traffic control system which by the way is the safest in the world.

6-02-2008 @ 1:31PM

ZF said...

Steve,
You are correct. Airlines schedule this way because the traveling public demands these flights at these times. There is no easy answer to the congestion except for fewer flights which would reduce delays but increase ticket prices due to fewer seats. Soooo which way do we go??? Great post Kent!

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