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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 5:06 pm
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Originally Posted by meFIRST
CO doesn't consider EWR part of NYC, fare wise. They are playing to the corporations and pax who are NJ based, and are willing to pay more to fly out of EWR. Also there is NO COMPETITION what so ever for the non stops to the coast from EWR. VX tried to get in, unsuccessfully.
Not just transcons...planning a NYC-ORD trip in a couple weeks, UA is $230, CO is just under $1K. Off-peak days & times too. Yikes.
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