However, it has served as a lower-cost, more manageable alternative over the years.ĭespite offering conveniently timed bus service to Manhattan, SWF hasn't really taken off as a replacement for LGA, JFK or EWR.
Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). Stewart isn't one of the "Big 3" New York City-area airports most popular with the region's travelers - that title goes to LGA, John F. Locals looking for Frontier flights will now need to trek to LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) or Bradley International Airport (BDL) to fly with the airline.Īs Frontier looks to cut unprofitable routes, the big losers are SWF the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which manages and oversees the airport and local politicians who've tried to prop the airport up in recent years. We value our partnership with New York Stewart International Airport and will continue to evaluate a potential return at some point in the future," airline spokesperson Jennifer de la Cruz shared in a statement.
"We periodically review and update our routes based on demand, seasonality, and other factors. Now, the airline is calling it quits on the market, closing its station there entirely. However, the airline has been quietly paring back service on a route-by-route basis over the past few months, leaving just Orlando left as of April 2023. It later expanded its route portfolio to include Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. Frontier originally entered the market in October 2021 with flights to Miami, Orlando and Tampa. The Denver-based discounter has had a rocky history with service to Stewart, which is roughly 70 miles northwest of Manhattan. Despite $220 million in improvements over the years, New York's Stewart International Airport (SWF) is about to lose one of its three airlines.įrontier Airlines filed plans over the weekend to drop service to SWF on July 2, as first seen in Cirium schedules and later confirmed by a carrier spokesperson.
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