Brookings – Expect Delays: An Analysis of Air Travel Trends in the United States

Expect Delays: An Analysis of Air Travel Trends in the United States, Adie Tomer and Robert Puentes, October 2009

  • “The current economic recession led carriers to reduce flights, which improved on-time performance. However, the return of economic growth will increase travelers, reduce on-time performance, and continue the hyper-concentration of U.S. air travel within major metropolitan areas and on short-haul flights. To ensure that the commercial aviation system runs efficiently while simultaneously improving its environmental record, policymakers must focus aviation and other transportation investments on the metropolitan centers and the heavily trafficked short corridors, thus strengthening the performance of the our nation’s major economic engines.”
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