New York Airports Account For Over 80% Of All Flight Delays

You probably already knew that New York's area airports were some of the worst in the country.

And you also probably already knew that these same airports rank first, second, and third worst in on-time arrivals for major American airports.

But did you know that New York is home to 41 of the country's 50 most-delayed flights?

According to a new Bloomberg News report, flights that started or ended at Newark, LaGuardia, and JFK airports make up more than 80% of all delays. In total, "industrywide delays may have cost U.S. carriers as much as $17 billion in 2009, including spending on wasted fuel and crew pay."

Officials hope that upgrades to JFK's main runway will help ease congestion, but in the months in which it will be closed the problem will only be exacerbated. Just in time for summer!

Comments

[ibsteve2u]

03:05 PM on 03/30/2010

And they didn't build a new airport 20 miles outside the city connected by a subway line....why?

Throwing nickels at dollar problems yields only the unending flow of nickels.

[feed the enemy]

02:51 PM on 03/30/2010

Maybe Bloomberg should right a nasty letter to Obama demanding he fix this too.

[mootown]

01:55 PM on 03/30/2010

I like LaGuardia--all our flights lately have been on time and excellent. I will take AirTran or Midwest over American or United any day. Love the yogurt. Love NY

[KathyinCT]

01:48 PM on 03/30/2010

Those of us who live her and fly for business are well aware of this.

And up her in CT, when the FAA tried to change flight patterns to ease delays and save 200,000 hours of delays -- the elite boo hoo'd and cried foul because the noise would upset their ears and as one guy actually said IN PUBLIC at a hearing, "his GOLF swing."

So it's been dragged out for years, the state AG who's running for governor spent state tax dollars out the wazoo on a lawsuit, as did NJ and NY, mayors spent precious city revenues when we're out of money and closing librariies and laying off police, to pander to the elite.

And everyone acknowledged that there was NO WAY they'd prevail.

It's la la land out here.

[Jamie Crosbie]

11:57 AM on 03/30/2010

I love it - perhaps we can delay all the annoying Euro trash indefinitely. But – until the dollar gets stronger I guess we just have to put up with it… Moan!

[Rand]

11:14 AM on 03/30/2010

We're number 1?

[Gretel1or2]

11:04 AM on 03/30/2010

New York should be nicknamed the "Waiting Apple." Every service entails waiting in some line...and that includes the airports for takeoff. Wait to get seated at a restaurant, wait to get stuff cashed at the department stores, wait to get a gov't or city job, wait to get parking, wait to get housing, wait to get a drink of water at fountains, wait for the summer, wait to get into a good school....

[shaneking]

11:40 AM on 03/30/2010

On the other hand we get to live in NYC so I think it all balances out.

[Vinlander]

10:29 AM on 03/30/2010

Unforgivable. Surely New York can do better. I won't rest until NYC airports account for 100% of the delays!

[Gretel1or2]

11:01 AM on 03/30/2010

FANNED.