More like the time the flights arrive in the city they are flying to after they depart JFK, after being delayed because too many aircraft are attempting to take off from such a small area. You have to keep in mind that JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, Philadelphia and even as far as Boston and DC are competing for the same air space.

If that flight is late going to Atlanta, for example, then the next flight out of Atlanta will be late and then the flight from that city will be late as well. The flights using the same gate as the delayed flights will be delayed too, as they wont have access to the terminal until the first delayed flight has departed. And I’m sure it creates other time problems with scheduling routine maintenance, cleaning and catering. The ground personnel can’t be in more than one place at a time to ready the aircraft for the next flight, so delays slow their jobs as well. If they can’t perform the required maintenance, then the aircraft can’t take off on time. It has a big time snowball effect.

In addition, airlines sometimes do wait on passengers with delayed connections if there are a large number of them.

]]> http://www.businesstravellogue.com/travel-tips/jfk-airport-hourly-flight-caps.html/comment-page-1#comment-75867 Jacob (Fusiler) Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:57:09 +0000 http://www.businesstravellogue.com/travel-tips/jfk-airport-hourly-flight-caps.html#comment-75867 Wow, I never knew that a single airports flights could be cause for nationwide congestions--is this in reference to space on the tarmac, or the room that flight have to circle until landing?

Wow, I never knew that a single airports flights could be cause for nationwide congestions–is this in reference to space on the tarmac, or the room that flight have to circle until landing?

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