Originally Posted by
Cathay Boy
I've said it many times about the benefits of EWR but I would like to emphasize one major advantage of EWR that CX should know. EWR serves a market of people that are rich enough to afford Premium Economy. People that lives in New Jersey and have the disposable income to travel to Asia are typically your upper-middle class. While there are no bankers or wall-street tycoons, but there's a mass number of upper-middle class that yearns for a great airline that provides great service with Premium Economy. Yes, these people can afford to pay $2000-$3000 on a round-trip ticket for good overall experience.
Actually, there are quite a few Wall Street and industry execs (whose companies might have contracts with CX) who live in NJ (places like Short Hills, Chatham, Ridgewood, Basking Ridge) but commute to NY - similar to execs who live on LI's North Shore or in the northern suburbs in Westchester/Fairfield Cty. For them, EWR is a LOT more convenient if they're leaving from / returning home.
The pharma industry is also mostly headquartered along NJ's I-287 belt, but most of these have contracts with UA/CO - they will be harder to dislodge.