=20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This article was sent to you by someone who found it on SFGate. The original article can be found on SFGate.com here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=3D/n/a/2008/06/18/national/w= 085950D52.DTL --------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, June 18, 2008 (AP) Flight delays spur fight over air travel changes (06-18) 08:59 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawmakers are fighting the Bush administration's plan to combat flight delays by experimenting with New York City airspace. The federal Aviation Administration came under withering criticism Wednesday morning at a hearing about the agency's plan to auction off some flight slots at New York's three major airports. Last year, U.S. airports saw near-record flight delays, and experts say backups at New York's airports are responsible for between half and three-quarters of the entire nation's delays. Representatives for the airline industry said the auction plan — which has not been tried before at U.S. airports — will not work and will instead impose major new costs on them at a time their businesses are already struggling to cope with rising fuel prices. -----------------------= ----------------------------------------------- Copyright 2008 AP <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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".