Originally Posted by
nd_eric_77
While I generally oppose increased .gov regulation, this could have a net-positive impact for the flying public if it were to effectively force the major airlines to fly larger metal into the NYC market in order to serve the same # of pax.
I believe part of the reason that airlines fly smaller metal into LGA is that LGA is so old that in cannot handle any aircraft larger than a 757. I don't know this to be true, but that is what I was once told. I don't recall seeing anything larger than a 757 there, in any case.