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Sen. Menendez Issues Statement 0n Port Authority's Opposition to Airport Slot Auctions

Statement

Date: Aug. 4, 2008
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Transportation


SEN. MENENDEZ ISSUES STATEMENT ON PORT AUTHORITY'S OPPOSITION TO AIRPORT SLOT AUCTIONS

Today, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), issued the following statement after the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that it would block any flights resulting from the Federal Aviation Administration's plan to auction off arrival and departure slots at the three major airports in the New York City area:

"With airfares already sky-high, fewer and fewer American families are able to travel. I am concerned that auctioning off flight slots in the manner proposed by the federal government could end up pricing middle-class Americans right out of flying at the best, most convenient times of day. We need an air travel system that is as fair as possible for as many people as possible. It shouldn't favor business travelers over families the way that this proposal might, and it shouldn't penalize you so drastically just because you happen to live in a certain part of the country."


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