Originally Posted by as219
Seriously, why bother to have anything at all at JFK? Remind me, why can't UA have nonstop transcons (i.e., p.s. flights) out of LGA?
A little something called the LGA perimeter rule. No non-stop flights on weekdays from LGA to anywhere farther than 1,500 miles from the airport. DEN is a grandfathered exception.
It's a stupid, anti-competitive rule that ought to be repealed, but until it is, there's nothing UA can do.