Airlines pressured to cut JFK schedules
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Airlines pressured to cut JFK schedules
The U.S. government pressured airlines on Monday to cooperate with efforts to reduce delays at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport by ensuring it can impose schedule cuts if carriers fail to act voluntarily. (Reuters)
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Today’s Travel Blogs
Where do those used bars of soap go?
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