The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has extended a limited waiver of slot usage at the three major New York City area airports—LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport—through Oct. 25, 2025, the agency announced Wednesday. It also is extending flexibility for affected flights operating between Reagan Washington National Airport and those three airports.
The FAA in April 2023 initially offered the waiver through Sept. 15, 2023, which allowed carriers the ability to reduce their schedules by up to 10 percent and still retain their slots. It then extended it twice more, first to Oct. 28, 2023, then to Oct. 27, 2024.
Several carriers have taken advantage of the FAA offer…