United Airlines to Exit JFK Airport After Dispute Over Expansion
A United Airlines Holdings Inc. airplane sits on the tarmac.
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United Airlines Holdings Inc. plans to suspend service at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, following through on a threat earlier this month to halt flights if regulators don’t allow the carrier to expand there.
The decision, effective Oct. 29, will only affect four daily flights. The carrier’s New York-area presence is largely concentrated at nearby Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, as well as New York’s LaGuardia Airport. United employees currently at JFK will be transferred to nearby stations and there will be no job losses, according to an internal message seen by Bloomberg.