US ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines (F9) has delivered a blow to Latest York Stewart International Airport (SWF), announcing it plans to axe routes to and from the airport. With data collected from Cirium and later confirmed by Frontier Airlines, it is going to see its visits to Stewart drop from July 2nd.
The Denver based carried commenced operations at the choice Latest York airport (70 miles from downtown Manhattan) in 2021. Nevertheless, it has regularly axed its services route by route. Only Orlando International Airport (MCO) stays.
This time last yr, the carrier operated multiple weekly flights to and from Stewart, offering over 7,000 seats between Stewart and the sunshine state to destinations corresponding to Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and Tampa.
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From July 2nd, those seeking to take off with Frontier might want to get themselves to LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP), or Bradley International Airport (BDL) to reap the benefits of its low fares.
Other carriers are staying put (for now).
The Port Authority took control of the airport in 2007. It invested over $220 million in improvements, including essentially the most recent $37 million, into an expanded terminal, including a US Customs and Border Protection post, to draw latest international and domestic services.
Icelandic low-cost carrier PLAY operates a mixture of Airbus A320neo and A321neo between Keflavik International Airport (KEF) and Latest York Stewart International Airport (SWF) day by day throughout the summer, enabling passengers to connect with its growing European network.
Atlantic Airways can even touch down at Stewart this yr, commencing its once-weekly connection to the Faroe Islands, Vágar Airport (FAE). The flights will begin in August for a limited seasonal service. Atlantic Airways will operate the weekly link between Latest York and Vágar, the only real airport on the Faroe Islands, which serves the capital of Tórshavn. The service will likely be conducted on considered one of the carriers’ two Airbus A320neos and can take roughly six hours.
Allegiant will remain essentially the most outstanding carrier.
Atlantic Airways is simply planning to operate seasonally. Icelandic carrier PLAY visits once a day will leave Allegiant Air (G4) because the only remaining carrier at Stewart and the only real operator with domestic destinations. The ultra-low-cost carrier connects the Hudson Valley with Myrtle Beach, Orlando/Sanford, Punta Gorda (FL), and St. Petersburg/Clearwater year-round, with a seasonal connection to Destin/Fort Walton Beach. The month that Frontier decided to depart (July) will see Allegiant operate over 15,000 seats from the airport.