Speculation: Will AA continue to pull back in NYC?
Feb 4, 2019 | 10:29 am
#646
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I'm not here to get into a debate about how an airline identifies its operation. I'll note that MISWESTERNFLYER referred to the "NYC operation". NYC obviously encompasses LGA and JFK and could arguably include EWR. AA similarly refers its market in its hub/airport fact sheets as the "New York City Airports." Call them hubs, call them focus cities, call them nests, call them temples. IDGAF. I'll leave it to the marketers at AA to decide what they want to call it..
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Feb 4, 2019 | 10:43 am
#647
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I have 4,300 EQM with American YTD and 10,344 MQM with Delta... Looks like I will try to go for Gold with Delta and Gold with AA. AA should be pretty easy with a couple of transcons, and Delta should be pretty easy with the Amex MQM boost...
Feb 4, 2019 | 10:47 am
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Both AA and Delta do a decent amount of connecting traffic either at LGA or JFK, especially when you consider connections to international partners at JFK. AA also built a flagship lounge at JFK, so they must think the market is important. I would call it a hub. I guess my question is does their current strategy of not serving some key markets while maintaining a "hub" presence make a lot of sense.
Feb 4, 2019 | 11:29 am
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I'm not here to get into a debate about how an airline identifies its operation. I'll note that MISWESTERNFLYER referred to the "NYC operation". NYC obviously encompasses LGA and JFK and could arguably include EWR. AA similarly refers its market in its hub/airport fact sheets as the "New York City Airports." Call them hubs, call them focus cities, call them nests, call them temples. IDGAF. I'll leave it to the marketers at AA to decide what they want to call it..
Feb 4, 2019 | 11:43 am
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Does anyone think it's likely that at some point the Port Authority will try to build another runway or two at JFK (I'm not sure there's space to do that at LGA) to add capacity at JFK. I'm sure United (and to a lesser extent, American) would jump at the opportunity to get more slots there.
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Feb 4, 2019 | 11:52 am
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Does anyone think it's likely that at some point the Port Authority will try to build another runway or two at JFK (I'm not sure there's space to do that at LGA) to add capacity at JFK. I'm sure United (and to a lesser extent, American) would jump at the opportunity to get more slots there.
Feb 4, 2019 | 12:50 pm
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Feb 4, 2019 | 1:24 pm
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Oh, come on, 11am is not "Monday morning" in consultant travel-speak!
Feb 4, 2019 | 2:36 pm
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Does anyone think it's likely that at some point the Port Authority will try to build another runway or two at JFK (I'm not sure there's space to do that at LGA) to add capacity at JFK. I'm sure United (and to a lesser extent, American) would jump at the opportunity to get more slots there.
Feb 4, 2019 | 6:09 pm
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it's physically impossible to build any more runway capacity at JFK without some major landfilling of Jamaica Bay adjacent to 13R-31L. Good luck with the environmentalists on that one.
Feb 4, 2019 | 6:14 pm
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Delta's flight at the same time had an UPG list of 20+ people.......just saying (and not complaining).
Feb 4, 2019 | 11:45 pm
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Feb 6, 2019 | 4:47 pm
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https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/30747505-post59.html
How does the move of BA into Terminal 8, with a greater allocation to international aircraft, impact this? Do you agree with the linked post that this means a greater decline of domestic AA service out of JFK>
How does the move of BA into Terminal 8, with a greater allocation to international aircraft, impact this? Do you agree with the linked post that this means a greater decline of domestic AA service out of JFK>