Airlines ask for extension to minimum flight requirements waiver at NYC airports

US airlines, represented by Airlines for America, has requested that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) extend the waiver for minimum flight requirements at New York City airports by a year. The waiver’s current deadline is set to expire in October, 2o24. The letter was seen and reported on by Reuters. The industry expects ongoing challenges in staffing of controllers that manage New York airspace to continue through to the end of summer 2025, with the current staffing levels not allowing airlines to maximise their efficiency of the New York City airspace. With minimum flight requirements, airlines can lose their takeoff