Airlines Told to Report Tarmac Delays Fully

Noting that in the past airlines did not always have to disclose how long their aircraft were delayed after leaving the gate, Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters said the lines would now have to provide “complete on-time and tarmac-delay data,” about flights that are canceled after leaving the gate and flights that are diverted to another airport.

The department is moving to auction off more “slots” for airlines at Kennedy International and La Guardia airports as “a way to keep aviation competition alive in the free market capital of the world” and thus make flying cheaper as well as more efficient and pleasant, Ms. Peters said.