11-23-2018, 07:27 AM
You will notice that the GTAA master plan is predicting passenger volume to double over the next 20 years, but plane movements to only increase 40% or so. I'm sure they're already accounting for bigger planes and spreading traffic out throughout the day more.
It's kind of funny to me that so many people feel the free market will solve traffic woes, but not other social problems. Evidence from Heathrow is that airlines will gladly sit on unused landing slots. Even with policies in place forcing them to use them, they will fly empty planes that passengers can't even book a seat on just to keep a slot. They're that valuable.
Airports use massive quantities of land. It's therefore in the public's best interest to make sure that we maximize their utilization. This is not something you want to leave for the free market to sort out.
It's kind of funny to me that so many people feel the free market will solve traffic woes, but not other social problems. Evidence from Heathrow is that airlines will gladly sit on unused landing slots. Even with policies in place forcing them to use them, they will fly empty planes that passengers can't even book a seat on just to keep a slot. They're that valuable.
Airports use massive quantities of land. It's therefore in the public's best interest to make sure that we maximize their utilization. This is not something you want to leave for the free market to sort out.