{"id":10175,"date":"2010-10-06T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2010-10-06T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=10175"},"modified":"2016-12-16T10:57:01","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T16:57:01","slug":"southwest-airlines-will-fly-to-newark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/southwest-airlines-will-fly-to-newark\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwest Airlines will fly to Newark"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Contintental<\/a> and United<\/a> airlines cleared another hurdle on their way to a merger when the U.S. Department of Justice signed off on the deal. But to win approval, United and Continental had to reduce its presence at Newark Airport<\/strong>. And the winner in the cutback? Southwest Airlines<\/strong>, the most feared competitor in the skies.<\/p>\n

A deal struck between Continental and United and Southwest will “lease” 36 take-off and landing slots at Newark, Continental’s major hub, to Southwest. That’ll allow Southwest to launch 18 roundtrips a day. Southwest expects to begin flights in March and have a full schedule from Newark by June. Expect Southwest to target key business markets. Continental and United currentlyoperate about 450 flights a day from Newark. And you may think that 18 roundtrips hardly count as a challenge from Southwest, but watch what happens. Whenever Southwest enters a market, fares fall dramatically.<\/p>\n

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