NEW YORK, July 8 (Reuters Life!) - The group that manages
New York's airports is studying proposals to expand them after
a warning that failure to keep up with increasing air travel
demand could hurt the region's economy.
Proposals poured in to the Port Authority of New York
before July 1 deadline for comments on plans to expand usage at
LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport and
Newark Liberty International Airport, a Port Authority
spokesman said.
The three airports are the worst in the nation in terms of
delays and cancellations, according to a 2010 report by the
Federal Aviation Administration.
"All three airports face increasing delays and congestion
and if passenger growth continues and new facilities cannot be
provided, these airports will no longer have the capability to
meet the region's demand for passenger air service," the
authority said in its request for proposals for an airport
capacity study.
The request also cited a study released in January by the
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