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Jan 25, 2018 | 5:56 pm

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Originally Posted by DA201

I hope this inspires UA to be aggressive and attempt to fly from EWR to secondary cities in India in an attempt to make EK's flight unprofitable.

That would be like burning down the house to control an ant problem.

EK's move (1 out of JFK, 1 into EWR) does suggest that originating passengers pick an NYC airport based on convenience, even for long-haul.

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