This legislation placed a cap on the number of slots these airports could sell to commercial airlines. In addition to slot limitation, LaGuardia and National are further limited by rules that prohibit incoming and outgoing flights that exceed a certain distance. However, there is discussion to remove these caps to allow smaller airlines to compete, thereby lowering ticket prices for the consumer. Although I am not opposed to airline competition, we need to address the noise problems cause by the current number of slots before any expansion can occur. There are many facets to the problems of air traffic that face Long Island.
Airplane noise is a concern that has registered in Washington.