UNITED Airlines plans to suspend service at New York's John F Kennedy International Airport, making good a threat earlier this month to halt flights if authorities won't allow the carrier to expand there, reports Bloomberg.
The decision, effective October 29, will affect four daily flights. The carrier's New York-area presence is largely concentrated at nearby Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, as well as New York's LaGuardia Airport.
The carrier said at the time that it would end operations at JFK if the US Federal Aviation Administration didn't review runway use and allow it to increase flights.
united had sought to expand operations by gaining additional slots at JFK, which hasn't increased total flight capacity since 2008, despite a widening of runways and other infrastructure improvements.
The 100 United employees based at JFK will be transferred to nearby stations and there will be no job losses, according to an internal message seen by Bloomberg.
United said its current JFK schedule was too small for the carrier to be competitive, though it continues to see the international travel hub as a key part of its network. The company said the JFK move would be temporary, though it didn't specify how long the halt would be in effect.
'We will continue our pursuit of a bigger and more desirable schedule and be ready to seize those opportunities if and when they surface,' United said. But it's 'clear that process to add additional capacity at JFK will take some time.'
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The decision, effective October 29, will affect four daily flights. The carrier's New York-area presence is largely concentrated at nearby Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, as well as New York's LaGuardia Airport.
The carrier said at the time that it would end operations at JFK if the US Federal Aviation Administration didn't review runway use and allow it to increase flights.
united had sought to expand operations by gaining additional slots at JFK, which hasn't increased total flight capacity since 2008, despite a widening of runways and other infrastructure improvements.
The 100 United employees based at JFK will be transferred to nearby stations and there will be no job losses, according to an internal message seen by Bloomberg.
United said its current JFK schedule was too small for the carrier to be competitive, though it continues to see the international travel hub as a key part of its network. The company said the JFK move would be temporary, though it didn't specify how long the halt would be in effect.
'We will continue our pursuit of a bigger and more desirable schedule and be ready to seize those opportunities if and when they surface,' United said. But it's 'clear that process to add additional capacity at JFK will take some time.'
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