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Jul 25, 2019, 8:35 am

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Originally Posted by Cledaybuck

While I mostly agree with that, I don't know if it is completely true. The closing date of November 3 is also the date which the MAX had been taken out of the schedules so far. Obviously the MAX isn't THE reason, but EWR may have held on for a little longer if not for the MAX issues.

Wrong. The max is out of the schedule through 2 January 2020. Hawaii is a bigger priority for the winter and closing EWR in November gives them the planes they need to ramp up HI when demand is at its peak.

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