AIRLINE:
This strike might also mean a short-term spike in gas
consumption. But, I don't think it will last to
Christmas day.
Mike Burris
Cambridge, Mass
--- Roger LaFrance <lafrance@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> New York-Area Airports Little Affected By Transit
> Strike
> Tuesday December 20, 2:50 PM EST
>
> It was business as usual at New York City-area
> airports Tuesday despite the inconvenience of a
> transit strike. Airlines reported that business
> and leisure travelers hadn't changed their travel
> plans because of the strike. Local airline and
> airport workers, who had made contingency travel
> plans when a strike was threatened last week,
> generally had no trouble getting to the airports.
> More than 100,000 airport workers at New York's John
> F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia Airport as
> well as Newark Liberty International Airport in New
> Jersey, successfully shared rides to get to their
> jobs. But spokesman Marc Lavorgna of the Port
> Authority of New York and New Jersey, which oversees
> the airports, said one concern remains. "With so
> many people driving, airport parking could be a
> problem later in the week, when more passengers are
> traveling" for the holidays, he said.
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> Airline and travel Web sites have posted links
> to the Port Authority Web site, which outlines
> contingency plans available for travelers during the
> subway and bus strike. JetBlue Airways Corp.
> (JBLU) (JBLU), with headquarters in Queens, New
> York, said its workers had no trouble getting to
> their jobs Tuesday. As for JetBlue passengers
> served at JFK, "if a customer misses a flight
> because they have trouble getting to the airport, we
> can get them on another flight," said spokesman Todd
> Burke. So far, he said, the airline hasn't noticed
> passengers changing their travel plans
> either into or out of the city. United Airlines
> (UALAQ), a unit of UAL Corp. (UALAQ) (UALAQ), flies
> to all three New York-area airports. Employees
> shared rides to get to work Tuesday, said spokesman
> Jeff Green. They got to work on time, he said,
> mainly because airline employees start work early,
> well before the normal rush hour. At Continental
> Airlines Inc. (CAL) (CAL), "the strike has been a
> non-issue," said spokesman Martin DeLeon. There were
> no strike-related flight delays or cancellations at
> Continental's Newark hub Tuesday, he said. The
> airline won't know until it analyzes ticket booking
> trends at the end of the month whether any
> passengers changed their travel plans to avoid the
> strike. -By Ann Keeton, Dow Jones Newswires;
> 312-750-4120; ann.keeton@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> Roger & Amanda La France
>
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