UA Threatning JFK to Allow more Flights..

United Airlines said on Tuesday that it would drop its service at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport at the end of October if authorities don't grant it more slots to take off and land there.

United left JFK in 2015 to consolidate flights at its hub in Newark, New Jersey, but it decided to return in 2021. It now runs far fewer daily flights at JFK as it used to, as it had leased the rights for some of its slots to Delta Air Lines on its way out in 2015.
"If we are not able to get additional allocations for multiple seasons, we will need to suspend service at JFK, effective at the end of October," the airline said in an email to employees on Tuesday, which was seen by Insider.
The email added that United had been urging the Federal Aviation Administration to allow it more runway slots "so that we can grow to be more competitive."


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United Airlines said on Tuesday that it would drop its service at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport at the end of October if authorities don't grant it more slots to take off and land there.

United left JFK in 2015 to consolidate flights at its hub in Newark, New Jersey, but it decided to return in 2021. It now runs far fewer daily flights at JFK as it used to, as it had leased the rights for some of its slots to Delta Air Lines on its way out in 2015.


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Hopefully no one will write a song about this regrettable decision. "United Breaks Guitars" https://youtu.be/5YGc4zOqozo