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May 31, 2007 9:15 am US/Eastern

Why Do N.Y. Airports Have Such Long Flight Delays?

Task Force To Look At Highest-In-Nation Airport Delays

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NEW YORK (CBS/AP) ― The owner of the New York City area's three major airports, which often lead the nation in flight delays, is putting together a task force to address the problem.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Wednesday a group of political leaders and aviation executives would begin meeting next month.

The group is due to issue recommendations by the end of the year on reducing delays at John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport.

Among the nation's major airports, Newark, Kennedy and LaGuardia frequently are at the bottom of rankings for on-time flights.

Officials have blamed heavy air traffic. Total passenger counts for the three airports have jumped by 26 percent, to 104 million, in the past four years.

The Port Authority recently said it was buying a fourth airport, about 60 miles north of New York City, to ease air congestion.

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The task force plans to look at improving how planes are routed on their final approaches to airports, finalizing a Federal Aviation Administration-ordered redesign of the region's airspace, and improving taxiways to make the airports more efficient.

The group includes the chief executive of JetBlue Airways Corp., which drafted a "customer bill of rights" after February and March storms caused the airline to cancel more than 1,000 flights and strand thousands of Northeast travelers.

Other task force members include the transportation commissioners of New York and New Jersey and FAA officials.

(© 2007 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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