Kennedy and LaGuardia airports in New York indicated delays due to lower staffing starting late Sunday evening.
The suspects were booked as passengers on flights from Kennedy or LaGuardia airports on Thursday, the sources said.
Should the U.S. Department of Transportation, as expected, take some slots away from the majors at New York's JFK and LaGuardia airports, expect Southwest to move in, giving it a foothold in a new city with lucrative routes.
The carrier will resume limited flying to LaGuardia and Newark Airports Wednesday night, planning for a Thursday morning restart.
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This has happened to me enough times on fine weather commuter flights from LaGuardia to rural airports in New England to suggest the cancellations can be motivated by the chance to save money by combining two flights.
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Citing floodwaters, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has closed four airports near the city: Kennedy, LaGuardia, Newark Liberty International and Teterboro Airports.
Kennedy, LaGuardia and Westchester County airports were delayed due to staffing issues.
Worth, Chicago's O'Hare and New York LaGuardia -- all major airports for the carrier's domestic operations.
Flooding from the storm closed all four big airports LaGuardia, JFK International, Newark International and Teterboro, which handles private flights.
Also on Tuesday, Bush lauded his administration's efforts to cut down on flight congestion, particularly at New York's major airports -- LaGuardia, John F.
If Delta and JetBlue are granted a JFK waiver, delays may increase at other New York-area airports, including LaGuardia and Newark's Liberty International, according to the National Air Traffic Controllers Association.
The authority operates three major New York area airports Kennedy, LaGuardia, and Newark plus Teterboro in New Jersey and Stewart in New York.
Flights have now resumed at JFK and Newark Liberty airports, though the city's LaGuardia airport remains closed.
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K. would both operate much more freely and, since LaGuardia handles far less traffic than the other two airports, it is the obvious choice for shuttering.
Two of the three main airports reopened for limited service, although LaGuardia remains closed due to severe flooding, and officials expect it to remain closed for a couple more days.
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For me a particularly pertinent observation is that the three U.S. airports I most often have to contend with Dulles, Reagan, and LaGuardia are nowhere in the top 100.
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Paul in March and, at a still-to-be-determined date, New York's LaGuardia, which will host Southwest's first flights at any of the three major New York metro airports.
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