AirTran Pulling out of EWR

[rflorek]

ATLANTA - Discount carrier AirTran Airways plans to stop flying to and from Newark, N.J., and will give its takeoff and landing slots at the airport there to Continental Airlines in exchange for Continental slots at airports in Washington and New York.

An AirTran executive tells employees in a memo Tuesday obtained by The Associated Press that the carrier's decision to cease operations effective Oct. 25 at Newark-Liberty International Airport will allow it to expand its operations at Washington Reagan National Airport and New York's LaGuardia Airport.

Southwest began flying to LaGuardia in June and would gain entry to National Airport in Washington if its $170 million bid to buy the parent of Frontier Airlines succeeds.

 

[salbythec]

Interesting--I have flown Airtran out of Newark, but found that it was less out of Philly so my next flight Sept 18th is out of Philly. Guess I will be going to Philly more now for Southwest and Airtran. Only Newark for Jet Blue.

 

[shoes99]

Interesting--I have flown Airtran out of Newark, but found that it was less out of Philly so my next flight Sept 18th is out of Philly. Guess I will be going to Philly more now for Southwest and Airtran. Only Newark for Jet Blue.

We tried the new non-stop on AirTran out of ACY Atlantic City to MCO Orlando. It was fine. They have one non-stop each day ACY-MCO-ACY-