Newark was second, at 8 percent, followed by O'Hare with 6 percent. FAA Administrator Jane Garvey said. The FAA report provides the first calculations of just how many flights 31 major airports can accommodate without delays, and what improvements are necessary to handle a projected 39 percent growth in takeoffs and landings between 2000 and 2012. The agency has taken some steps to increase the number of flights that airlines can handle without delays by installing new technology, realigning flight paths and rerouting some planes through Canadian airspace and through sectors once reserved exclusively for military flights. Some airports are planning new runways, and FAA officials are trying to speed construction.
Some experts say the airlines are scheduling too many flights at peak travel times.
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