Originally Posted by
UA-NYC
No, totally unrelated.
Everyone needs to get over PS coming to EWR at some point...it's just not a premium airport/destination relative to JFK.
Plus, UA owns EWR (figuratively), so they have little incentive to offer a super-premium product TCON (compared to JFK, where the stakes, and competitors, are much higher).
Plus, there have been
reports that indicate that UA still holds quite a premium on LAX/SFO-JFK fares and yields. That doesn't lead one to the conclusion that they are planning to pull out of JFK. Granted, competition has been heating up the market, but you don't just wipe out that kind of legacy advantage quickly or easily.