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To: Ibexx who wrote (104454)	9/12/2001 1:21:55 PM
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09/12 12:14 Airlines Grounded Until White House, DOT Decision, FAA Says By John Hughes Washington, Sept. 12 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. airlines will remain grounded until the White House and Department of Transportation decide when to resume flights after hijackers used jetliners as weapons in the largest U.S. terrorist attack, the Federal Aviation Administration said. ``No decision has been made on when the system will be open,'' FAA spokesman Hank Price said. An FAA spokesman ``misspoke'' earlier today when he said the agency expected flights to resume at noon New York time, Price said. Airports are focusing on adding security in the wake of the attacks. Once flights resume, measures may include a ban on curbside check-in and possible restrictions on airports involved in the incidents yesterday, FAA spokesman Les Dorr said. Some airlines are urging passengers to arrive at the airport at least two hours ahead of flight times. ``Our system has been severely burdened by the stress of these horrendous attacks, but we will recover,'' DOT Secretary Norman Mineta said in a statement. It may take days for airlines to resume regular schedules because many of their planes landed at cities other than their intended destinations yesterday, FAA officials said. Delta Air Lines Inc., the third-largest U.S. carrier, canceled all flights through 6 p.m. The FAA took the unprecedented step of halting the nation's 36,000 to 40,000 daily flights after two hijacked planes destroyed New York's twin World Trade Center towers, another slammed into the Pentagon in Washington, and a fourth crashed in Pennsylvania. Two of the flights had taken off from Boston, another departed from Washington-Dulles and the fourth from Newark International Airport in New Jersey. AMR Corp.'s American Airlines and UAL Corp.'s United Airlines, the largest carriers, each had two planes commandeered. Airlines Delta's decision covered all Delta, Delta Shuttle and Delta Express flights. Delta Connection carriers Atlantic Coast Airlines, ASA, Comair and SkyWest are expected to release their schedules later today, Delta said. Southwest Airlines Co. planned to resume flights as soon as the government decided on reopening the U.S. air traffic system. The largest low-fare carrier said it would be taking additional security measures for passengers allowed to board flights once it does resume flights. America West Airlines Inc. also initially said it would operate a ``substantial portion'' of its flight schedule today if the air system opened at noon, and Alaska Air Group Inc.'s Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air expected to operate about 25 percent of their normally scheduled daily departures. Ibexx