For what it's worth, Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton (when she was jr. senator from N.Y.) have been complaining about high fares from ROC, BUF, SYR, and other upstate cities for years, and I don't think it's made a darn bit of difference. Getting service from B9 and WN is the only thing that ever budged fares in this part of the country. They're still outrageous from airports with limited competition, like ELM, BGM, and ITH.