Delta Seen Winning, JetBlue Losing With Longer LaGuardia Flights
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Delta Air Lines Inc. would be the clear winner if a 30-year-old rule restricting direct flights to the West Coast from New York’s LaGuardia airport is lifted. JetBlue Airways Corp. may have the most to lose, aviation consultants said.
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey is assessing whether to change the so-called perimeter rule, which was put in place in 1984 and restricts flights longer than 1,500 miles (2,414 kilometers) from LaGuardia. The idea was to reduce congestion by encouraging business travel out of LaGuardia and push vacationers to John F. Kennedy International and Liberty airport in Newark, New Jersey.