Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/new-plan-aims-to-relieve-air-travel-congestion Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript The government announced plans on Wednesday to ease congestion for holiday air travel, including opening up military air space and limiting flights to busy New York City airports. A former Federal Aviation Administration chief and an airline representative examine the proposal. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. JIM LEHRER: And first tonight, today's Department of Transportation plan for easing congestion and delays at airports. It includes some restrictions on flights in New York-area airports. It releases military air space for holiday civilian aviation and creates a New York air czar, among other things.We look at these steps and longer term issues with Michael Goldfarb, who was the chief of staff at the Federal Aviation Administration during the first Bush administration. He now has his own aviation consulting firm that works with air traffic controllers and others.And Jim May, who is the president of the Air Transport Association, the trade group that represents the leading U.S. airlines.