continental flight 2248 from memphis to newark and comair flight 6480 from chicago's o'hare to cincinnatisay they may know some ways around the delay, but when it comes to flying, nothing is foolproof. >> today i tried to get on an earlier flight, but it's booked, so i'll just wait until the 6:15. >> fortunately for kurt, he caught a lucky break. his flight thursday from newark to atlanta actually landed eight minutes early. and i, on the other hand, not so lucky. my flight to laguardia last night actually arrived 40 minutes late which by laguardia standards is actually early. >> and i love it when you actually end up getting there early and the gate's not ready. we actually got in on time. it's their fault there. why all these delays now? >> the problem is so many planes flying in such narrow airspace. and it's about scheduling. it is not about weather. even in great weather these statistics actually apply. why? because they're flying at different times. if you have a runway that can only do 20 takeoffs in an hour, why are the airlines allowed to schedule 34 flights during that time snit