Airlines to cap flights at JFK

Airlines have agreed to cap the number of flights going into and out of New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport during peak periods and are negotiating to do the same at New Jersey’s Newark International airport, the U.S. Transportation Department said.

Peak operations, which occur throughout the day, will be limited to 82 or 83 flights an hour at JFK beginning in March. The cap is to last for two years. The government is negotiating similar limitations for Newark to run concurrently with the changes at JFK, which has been the worst airport nationally for serious delays this year.