Originally Posted by
bzcat
Doesn't EVA's all-cargo flight operate in and out of JFK?
We may be reading too much into the move vis a vie SQ or *A implications. The most obvious reason may be the new management in Taipei has decided to consolidate the separate JFK and EWR operations as cost cutting measure. It's got to be difficult to coordinate all-cargo flights and belly cargo in 77W from different airports.
Moving to JFK would be a big mistake for BR. EWR is able to capture the lucrative Chinese/Taiwanese population of New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. These people are usually white collars that are high ranks in corporations and will pay a good premium for convenience of not having to travel to JFK (going into NYC by driving is a bear to any of us living in that area) and a relatively decent airline like BR and their Y+ seats. If BR moves to JFK, I can really foresee a good number of them switch to flying CX or even CI (should CI get their acts together) as now there's no reason to fly only BR and pax can compare the different airlines ex-JFK.