Originally Posted by
privacylawyer
I think it's an attempt to force legacy JFL UA flights instead of ewr former CO flights. The more I see the fares and flight choices and how hard it is to get a decent seat to the coast on UA from ewr anymore, the clearer the strategy becomes.
Paranoid or a former CO realist?
Paranoid

JFK is a competitive station with AA/DL/B6/VX offering a significant amount of non-stop transcon service. EWR is a fortress hub, and the pricing reflects this.
I think JFK-IAD service has its place in the route network.
SunLover