Increased capacity (more runways, for starters), instead of arbitrary caps on flights, is the real solution.
Once the first phase of NextGen is in operation, the Port Authority should seek to have the caps on flights lifted and begin making room for new runways and gates to accommodate the increasing traffic, the report says.
And in the extremely unlikely event that the highly popular petition should result in a price cap on flights and holidays, the effect would be dramatically to diminish our travel options, and push up the cost of those that remain.
But Ms. Lin said that tens of thousands of people have used Chromebooks in airports and that Google and Virgin America frequently lend the maximum number of computers, which is capped on flights because of the availability of in-air bandwidth.
That would be an extreme outcome if local officials and activists fail in their negotiations to continue a cap on flights and other limits to John Wayne Airport, which expire at the end of that year.
Screw the cap on securely.
At the annual Airport Working Group meeting Wednesday, officials outlined their concerns and goals in maintaining caps on passengers and flights, and to preserve the time limits at the county-owned airport.
In the last few months, the F.A.A. has announced caps on the number of flights each hour at Kennedy and Newark, new departure procedures at Newark and better use of military airspace over the Atlantic.
