(a) Scheduling Reduction Meetings.—The Secretary of Transportation may request that air carriers meet with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to discuss flight reductions at severely congested airports to reduce overscheduling and flight delays during hours of peak operation if—
(b) Meeting Conditions.—Any meeting under subsection (a)—
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shall be limited to discussions involving the airports and time periods described in the Administrator’s determination.
(c) Flight Reduction Targets.—
Before any such meeting is held, the Administrator shall establish flight reduction targets for the meeting and notify the attending air carriers of those targets not less than 48 hours before the meeting.
(d) Delay Reduction Offers.—
An air carrier attending the meeting shall make any offer to meet a flight reduction target to the Administrator rather than to another carrier.