Monday January 14, 3:0= Feds Change Airport-Landing Fees Policy =0A=0A =0A=0AMonday January 14, 3:0= 7 PM EST =0A=0A=0AWASHINGTON (AP) =97 Congested airports nationwide can cha= rge landing fees based on the time flights land and the volume of traffic i= nstead of on the plane's weight, according to a new federal policy introduc= ed Monday. =0AU.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters said the policy = will make it easier for airports to reduce delays by encouraging airlines t= o spread their flights more evenly throughout the day. Delays in 2007 were = the second worst since comparable data began being collected in 1995. =0ATh= e new policy will encourage congested airports in New York and elsewhere to= include the cost of projects designed to expand capacity in the new landin= g fees now instead of after construction has been completed, Peters said. = =0AThe policy also will allow operators, such as the Port Authority of New = York and New Jersey, to distribute landing fee revenue among the different = facilities, she said. =0AA spokesman from the Air Transport Association of = America was not immediately available to comment Monday afternoon. =0AThe p= roposed policy change will be open to public comment for 45 days before it = is finalized. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail to: "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE".