Delta Air Lines will cut flights to and from airports in the New York City area by just over 6% in August. following American Airlines and United Airlines in cutting their summer schedules to deal with the shortage of air traffic controllers in New York.
However, unlike its successor rivals, Delta will only make minimal adjustments to its New York schedule from May to July.
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The airline will cut a total of 6.3% of its August flights in the region, according to data provided by Cirium schedules and reviewed by TPG. The initial reduction was noted by simple flying.
The biggest reductions are in flights between Delta’s two main hubs in New York, LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), and Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
During the month, the airline cut 51 flights from the route between LGA and DCA, accounting for about 37% of previously scheduled flights, while the LGA-BOS route lost a total of 34 flights, only 17% of its operation. Scheduled.
JFK-DCA will have 14 cuts in each direction, so a total of 28 flights, a significant 40% cut, while the airline will reduce service between Bradley International Airport (BDL) of LaGuardia and Hartford, Connecticut by 12 flights in each direction, or two-thirds of its schedule.
Other cuts from LaGuardia include routes to Maine’s Bangor International Airport (BGR), Denver International Airport (DEN) and Vermont’s Burlington International Airport (BTV), while reduced routes from JFK include includes service to Santo Domingo Airport (SDQ) in the Dominican Republic, Charleston International Airport (CHS), Norfolk International Airport (ORF) and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP).
The airline will also reduce frequencies on some routes from the Washington, DC area in August, including flights from Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport (BWI) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) ) and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW). ).
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Delta also reduced flights between New York and DCA airports in September, with 18 cuts in each direction to LGA, or 26.1%, and 7 cuts in each direction to JFK, or 20 %.
In a statement, an airline spokesperson said that the cuts were made on routes where passengers would have other flights.
“These adjustments are made in the domestic market, where our customers have a wide range of options available for them to easily recalibrate,” the spokesperson said. “This decision reinforces our unwavering commitment to providing the best possible travel experience for our customers.”
In March, the Federal Aviation Administration said it would allow airlines to voluntarily return up to 10% Locations in the New York area for the summer. It’s part of a concerted effort to reduce congestion in the sky area amid a shortage of air traffic controllers and high expected summer travel volumes.
The system of slot machines regulates traffic and prevents entrenched anti-competitive behavior at some airports with a large number of passengers; each location pair allows one landing and one departure from the airport.
To prevent airlines from hoarding slots they don’t intend to use to compete, the FAA enforces a “use it or lose it” rule. Airlines must use each seat at least 80% of the time. Otherwise, the FAA may revoke the position and hand it over to another airline.
Quote from an ongoing event lack of air traffic controller at the New York-area air traffic control center won’t be relieved until at least this fall, the FAA said last month that airlines may choose to temporarily return up to 10% of their seats. them between May 15 and September 15.
