Introduction of Senate Legislation to Prohibit DOT from Auctioning Slots at New York/New...

Introduction of Senate Legislation to Prohibit DOT from Auctioning Slots at
New York/New Jersey Airports

WASHINGTON, June 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Transport
Association of America (ATA) invites media to join Sen. Charles Schumer
(D-NY), the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), and Airports
Council International-North America (ACI-NA) in a media briefing to introduce
Senate legislation that would prohibit the U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT) from auctioning airline slots at New York and New Jersey airports.
WHEN/WHERE: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 12 p.m. Eastern time, immediately
following the 10 a.m. House Transportation and Infrastructure
Hearing on Congestion Management in New York Airspace

Room 2456, Rayburn House Office Building

WHO: Sen. Charles Schumer
ATA President and CEO James C. May
PANYNJ Director of Aviation William R. DeCota
ACI-NA Executive Vice President, Policy and External Affairs,
Deborah McElroy

BACKGROUND: Media briefing is to announce legislation that would stop DOT
from implementing its congestion management scheme enabling
the auction of slots at New York's JFK and LaGuardia airports
and New Jersey's Newark airport.

CONTACT: RSVP to Elizabeth Merida at emerida@airlines.org;
202-626-4205

ATA Media Contact: David Castelveter, 202-626-4033

SOURCE Air Transport Association of America