That equates to one operation every six minutes. Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger James" <ejames@escape.ca> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 9:37 PM Subject: New Cleveland runway likely to cut delays, costs > New Cleveland runway likely to cut delays, costs > > Cleveland Hopkins International Airport's first major expansion of its=20 > airfield since 1948 opened last week at slightly under its $129 million=20 > budget. By Saturday, the airport's new 1.3-mile runway was in full use,=20 > adding the capability for about 10 more takeoffs and landings per hour.=20 > It's the only major runway scheduled to be opened in the United States this= > =20 > year. Within two years, a new radar system and a 2,000-foot addition to the= > =20 > new runway will allow the airport to accommodate up to 120 takeoffs and=20 > landings per hour =97 50% more than it can handle today. Many industry=20 > officials have repeatedly called for new runways, saying that increased=20 > capacity will be the only way to reduce delays once the demand for air=20 > travel returns to pre-9/11 levels. For Cleveland, a hub for Continental=20 > Airlines, the new runway means planes will spend less time waiting to take= > =20 > off and incoming flights will spend less time circling over Lake Erie=20 > before getting to get permission to land. Both delays cost airlines money.= > =20 > The Cleveland Plain Dealer | USA TODAY/AP > > > The owner of Roger's Trinbago Site: > Roj (Roger James) > *************************************************** > escape email mailto:ejames@escape.ca > Trinbago site: http://www.tntisland.com > CBC Website > http://www.tntisland.com/caribbeanbrassconnection/ > The Trinbago Site of the Week: > (TnT News) http://www.tntmirror.com/ > (TnT News) > courtesy of Roj Trinbago Website & TnT Web Directory > Roj's Trinbago Website: http://www.tntisland.com > TnT Web Directory: http://search.co.tt > ********************************************************* >