Passenger Relief at JFK with Less Tarmac Delays

Passenger relief at JFK with Less Tarmac Delays
July 02, 2010 12:25 PM
Courtesy of Bloomberg News as published in Crains New York

A trial program that limits the number of planes on the taxiway during peak hours to 12 aircraft has been extended.



The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and the Federal Aviation Administration are extending a trial program through the end of the year that limits the number of planes that can queue up on the taxiway during peak hours to between eight and 12 aircraft at a time. Gone are the days of sitting in an airplane, on the runway, waiting for the 20 flights ahead of yours to take off—at least at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and the Federal Aviation Administration are extending a trial program through the end of the year that limits the number of planes that can queue up on the taxiway during peak hours to between eight and 12 aircraft at a time.

This means that once passengers board a plane and it taxis out to the runway, there won’t be more than eight or so aircraft in line to take off; a worst-case waiting scenario would be a line of 12 planes, which roughly translates to an hour of wait-time, according to the Port Authority