Southwest starts service at LGA

[JF Mezei]

Southwest announced is is starting service from New York's La Guardia
airport. Initially, flights to Chicago and Baltimore.

Is this the end of ISLIP service for WN ?

Will this hurt Jetblue whish is at JFK ? Or are transportation options
for JFK now sufficiently good to make JFK competitive with LGA ?

I don't quite recall. Is LGA limited in range or just aircraft
type/weight ? In other words, can Southwest start Service to LAX ?

(I lost track, is the wright amendment still in effect, or could WN
start LGA-Love Field non-stops ?)
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[John Clear]

In article <4A480...@vaxination.ca>,

JF Mezei <jfmezei...@vaxination.ca> wrote:
>Southwest announced is is starting service from New York's La Guardia
>airport. Initially, flights to Chicago and Baltimore.
>
>Is this the end of ISLIP service for WN ?

There is probably enough demand from Long Island to keep it, but
time will tell.

>I don't quite recall. Is LGA limited in range or just aircraft
>type/weight ? In other words, can Southwest start Service to LAX ?

1500 miles is the limit.

>(I lost track, is the wright amendment still in effect, or could WN
>start LGA-Love Field non-stops ?)

It is still somewhat in effect. It is being phased out over time,
and going completely away in 2014.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Amendment

John
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