| Undeniably, air-traffic has worsened threefold over | | | | the larger aircraft with smaller planes. Although this |
| the last couple of years in the United States. | | | | practice is meant to maximize profits by flying with a |
| Yes, our skies are reaching their saturation point and | | | | reduced number of empty seats, it however also |
| the relative number of aircraft worked by our | | | | means that there will be more delays, more |
| international airports (O'Hare International Airport, | | | | congestion and more flights. |
| New York JFK International Airport, Los Angeles | | | | In an effort to correct these problems, congested |
| International Airport, Miami International Airport, et al) | | | | airports have been making plans of charging landing |
| is only encountering problems that they create for | | | | fees that are based on the traffic volume and the |
| themselves. The real problem lies in airline scheduling. | | | | time the flight lands so as to encourage carriers to |
| With rising concerns as to the safety of our air | | | | spread their operations evenly throughout the day. |
| traffic system erupting all over the country, surveys | | | | However, in spite of implementing this new policy, |
| have shown that the air traffic control system is | | | | there is no quick fix for such a major problem. |
| indeed falling far behind the growth in air traffic. | | | | As dispiriting as the news may seem, there are |
| Last year, a quarter of the domestic flights failed to | | | | however measures being taken to reduce these |
| arrive or leave on time - terming it as the second | | | | problems and rumours of a new $15 billion |
| worst airline delay and the second poorest | | | | satellite-based air-traffic control system has been |
| performance in the industry ever! What's more, | | | | doing the rounds for quite some time now. Although |
| industry analysts have even said that this problem is | | | | this device will take nearly 20 years to improve |
| likely to get magnified in the next couple of years! | | | | operations, at least it is a solution to our problems. |
| Last year, nearly 26 percent of the commercial flights | | | | But are we willing to wait that long? |
| in the United States either arrived late, were delayed | | | | Taking all of these problems into consideration, one |
| or were cancelled for various reasons, namely (1) | | | | tends to wonder if chartering flights could be the final |
| rising passenger demand, and (2) the industry | | | | solution. Chartering flights provides the efficiency, |
| preference for smaller airplanes, which have in turn | | | | flexibility and privacy to make sure your travelling |
| intensified the congestion on the runways and in the | | | | experience is an enjoyable one. What's more, renting |
| skies. | | | | out an aircraft gets rid off all those annoying flight |
| However, one must read into the fact that all of | | | | delays and it has been observed that in the past few |
| these delays are either caused due to air-traffic | | | | years the demand for charter flights has doubled and |
| control problems or because of congestion problems | | | | continues to grow. |
| in the nationwide aviation system. Major airports like | | | | Charter companies like Flight Management |
| O'Hare International Airport, New York JFK | | | | International Inc. have emerged as front-runners in |
| International Airport, Las Angeles International | | | | the aviation industry what with their private air |
| Airport, and Miami International Airport have all been | | | | transport solutions that include on-demand charter |
| caught in the midst of this growing problem. | | | | services, turnkey aircraft management, and charter |
| With the airways getting to be more and more | | | | aircraft management. Flight Management International |
| crowded, inevitably, the errors have also become | | | | creates solutions to meet every kind of private air |
| more and more significant. In their defence, air traffic | | | | travel requirement. |
| controllers in the country have been complaining | | | | Furthermore, this year has witnessed the arrival of |
| about serious staffing shortages, which compel the | | | | FMGM that was signed on with Aviation Charters |
| controllers to work longer hours. | | | | (Flight Management International's first carrier) acting |
| Taking all of these problems into account, analysts | | | | as its agent. Maybe we do have the final solution to |
| have said that there is no scope for improvement in | | | | our air travel problems after all. |
| the near future since airlines still continue to replace | | | | |