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Old May 24, 2007 | 6:51 am
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Originally Posted by New York City Flyer
Not to mention anything that can be done to reduce congestion at Newark is important. Why further clog your airspace with little planes to Philadelphia when you can partner with Amtrak and build a station at Newark Airport. Smart move on Continental's part there.

I was waiting for somebody to say, "why would Continental canibalize their Newark hub" with flights at Atlantic City, Trenton, and elsewhere. Glad to see I wasn't the only one thinking about that. Continental wants to drive traffic to Newark and strengthen the hub, not weaken it.
Also, as someone else stated it makes more sense to have connections to Cleveland for those who don't want to drive as Newark and deal with potential delays let alone the drive to Newark.
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