There are about 170 JetBlue flights out of JFK a day, but the airline has decided to operate on a winter schedule during the construction, limiting flights to about 150 a day. "So we expect there are going to be delays, but we're partnering with the Port Authority as well as other airlines to ensure that that impact is minimized." "The FAA predicts that the delays during the closure will be similar to those seen during peak summer months," Croyle said. JetBlue, the largest domestic carrier at the airport, is voluntarily reducing its schedule by 10 percent to help reduce bottlenecks, said spokeswoman Alison Croyle.
"The aim is to have be invisible to the traveler," Kelly said. Officials are reducing the number of arrivals and departures at the airport from about 1,300 a day to 1,050, said John Kelly, a spokesman for The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates JFK.
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"Airlines are adjusting schedules and operations to mitigate delays, and the airport's three remaining runways will be utilized to their full capabilities during the Bay Runway's closure." It also tried to alleviate passenger worries about potential bottlenecks. "The improvements are expected to reduce flight delays overall by an estimated 10,500 hours per year," the office of New York Gov.
The $376 million project for Runway 13-31, also known as the Bay Runway, will widen it from 150 to 200 feet and add taxiways, all in an effort to ease traffic congestion at the airport. Starting Monday, JFK's busiest runway will close for four months for reconstruction. Kennedy International Airport isn't exactly the poster child for on-time departures and things may get worse before they get better for travelers using the airport this spring.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
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