Originally Posted by
Kacee
1. JFK is easier to and from midtown east.
2. JFK is far less prone to air traffic delays.
3. JFK T7 is super easy and compact. There's no quicker walk to the gate, nor is there any quicker baggage delivery.
4. EWR is one of the nastiest airports in the country. Long lines, surly employees, frequent delays.
5. The Lincoln tunnel is a nightmare at rush hour.
This is spot on. I work with these people. They're not going to fly out of Newark. Period, end of discussion.
Then they'll fly on AA or DL... and there are plenty of other people on the west side and lower Manhattan who can even more easily get to EWR and are willing to pay premium fares who don't want to go to JFK. That's the beauty of New York. Money everywhere...