100 ways to ease NYC flight delays
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100 ways to ease NYC flight delays
Remedies including express flight paths for congested routes could help ease the chronic flight delays that have turned the region’s three major airports into a national headache, according to a report released Thursday. (AP)
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United Airlines plans to begin offering direct flights next month between Washington, D.C., and nine East Coast cities, including four in West Virginia, the company announced Thursday. (AP)
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