If you already have departed the gate and you now get caught up in a two- to three-hour weather delay and you know you will go over your duty day, then you will have to turn around and go back, climb out of the cockpit, and the chances of getting a backup pilot will be very difficult. So in most cases, that flight will be canceled. |
It is paramount that public confidence be restored. |
Runway incursions at our nation's airports reached record levels in 2000. With safety as our highest priority, this is simply unacceptable. |
That is what we need to be looking for: Who is that individual who is a potential threat to all of the other passengers? |
The bottom line is that the traveling public is fed up with delays and steps need to be taken immediately. |
The economic condition of the airline industry is as dire as it has ever been. And as a result they're looking at every way possible how they're going to be able to make cuts or changes that will improve the bottom line. |
This has to get better. If it doesn't get better, then certainly we will have passengers who will stop flying. |
This is a key safety-enhancing initiative. |
This is not a preemptive move on anything. This is to signal to the new administration that we believe there are ways in which the system can be improved. |
Today, the airline industry is calling on President Bush to make aviation a national priority and to speed up improvements in our aviation infrastructure. |
Today's announcement reaffirms our continued commitment to our passengers to improve the air travel experience. |
We all have a zero tolerance plan. Unfortunately it's almost impossible to always have a 100 percent perfect system. |
What you find is people don't want to have to take a short hop then connect with a long flight. They want to be able to go direct. |