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> There are still a number of major airports that are slot constrained Major airports are major airports even in a point to point system. If everybody wants to
by masklinn 4y ago
> There are still a number of major airports that are slot constrained
Major airports are major airports even in a point to point system. If everybody wants to go into or come out of NY, NY's airports are going to be slot constrained.
Also when I say "winding down" I don't mean "killed entirely", most airlines still have home bases, and mix point to point with regional hubs (especially for international flights).
But at the height of the hub-and-spokes model, unless you departed from or went to a hub you'd always need a layover.
- coredog64 4y agoLa Guardia is gimped by stupid rules about travel distance. I'm sure these rules made sense years and years ago when planes that could travel long distances were very loud, but by now, the airport has been there longer than most residents and planes are significantly quieter. From a net utility standpoint, NYC should just pay for "port packages" for nearby houses, add the cost to landing fees, and remove source/destination restrictions on La Guardia.
- inferiorhuman 4y agoLa Guardia doesn't operate in a vacuum. It's too small for long range aircraft and increased traffic at LGA would create problems for JFK and EWR. Besides, the runways at LGA are much shorter than those at JFK, EWR, and extending the runways at any of those three is problematic. Even SWF has longer runways.