By waving his magic wand, and re-regulating the airline industry.
Or not.
“There’s a lot of anger amongst our citizens about the fact that, you know, they’re just not being treated right,” Mr. Bush said. Some, he said, have been subjected to “egregious behavior.” [From Bush Moves to Ease Flight Delays - New York Times]
How exactly does he know what average citizens experience at airports anyway? When is the last time Bush/Cheney took a commercial flight anywhere, or for that matter, any of their CEO cronies or minions flew somewhere not on a private jet?
After years of airline delays and a truly miserable summer at the airports, President Bush publicly directed his transportation secretary today to corral airline executives and aviation officials to take steps to reduce delays in the nation’s airspace, beginning in New York.
The Transportation Department and the airlines have been slow to develop solutions to congestion problems that are steadily growing worse. Rising public frustration and scattered action by states to try to guarantee “passenger rights” combined to push the president to convene an Oval Office session today to seek action.The transportation secretary, Mary Peters, told reporters that air travelers “are cranky, and they have good reason to be.” After meeting with Mr. Bush, she and the acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration discussed the high-profile announcement, but the steps themselves were fairly modest. They will convene an advisory group, including executives of airlines, airports, corporate aviation interests and consumer groups, to work out a plan by the end of the year to cut traffic at Kennedy International Airport..Oh I see, they are taking a page from the Nancy Pelosi playbook, all talk, no action.
