NEW YORK, March 20 (UPI) -- The operator of New York's airports blasted airlines for poor passenger treatment during recent winter storms.
Bad decisions were made that resulted in too many passengers stranded on delayed aircraft, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Executive Director Anthony Shorris said.
"There's no excuse," Shorris said, adding airlines "did a disservice to their reputations" and "we've been telling airlines that we will not accept our passengers being treated this way."
He did not single out specific carriers, Air Transport World reported.
Shorris said the Port Authority would examine "every tool that we have" to ensure future weather delays were handled better.
Winter storms hit the U.S. Northeast Friday and Saturday, prompting airlines to cancel and delay thousands of flights throughout the region.
New York operations returned to normal late Sunday and Monday.
Of 1,849 flights scheduled to depart from Kennedy International, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty International Saturday, 787 took off, with 644 doing so more than 45 minutes late, FlightStats.com reported.
On Sunday, 851 of 1,906 flights scheduled for the three New York-area airports did not depart.
