A study commissioned by the US Department of Transportation says its own competition guidelines for the airline industry have "flaws", and could inhibit genuine competition. The National Research Council report, made to Congress, says competition should instead be boosted by scrapping limits on foreign ownership of US airlines, dropping flight restrictions at key airports in New York, Chicago and Washington and imposing "congestion fees" at busy hubs, with the aim of steering traffic towards secondary airports and investing in new technology.
Source: Flight International
