Future Routes: New York City Area
You may have seen my first future routes post highlighting the future flights of the Washington DC Area. In my second one, I decided to document and explain the future routes of the largest city in the United States: New York City. I will be highlighting routes from: New York JFK International Airport, New York LaGuardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, and Long Island MacArthur Airport (Islip). I would show routes from Stewart Airport and from Westchester, although both of those airports have no future routes planned.
Future Intercontinental Routes:
Newark Liberty to Singapore Direct on Singapore Airlines:
A Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER Landing in Melbourne.
| Airline | Singapore Airlines |
| Route | Newark Liberty – Singapore |
| Length | Around 9,500 Miles |
| Aircraft Type | Airbus A350-900 ULR |
| Airline Type | Full Service |
| What Makes it Special | The original flight from Singapore to Newark was discontinued in 2013 due to Singapore’s retirement of the Airbus A340. Now, Singapore Airlines is re-launching the world’s longest flight with an Airbus A350. While the flight will be really long, for many people, a direct flight from two major economic cities is worth a direct flight over a connection. |
| Number of Weekly Flights | 7 |
| Start Date | October 12, 2018 |
| Other Notes | This will be the longest flight in the world, with flight times over 19 hours! The aircraft is in a two class configuration, only with business class and premium economy. I guess that long of a flight would be too brutal for economy class passengers. |
New York JFK to Nairobi on Kenya Airways:
Photo Courtesy of Kenya Airways
| Airline | Kenya Airways |
| Route | New York JFK – Nairobi |
| Length | Around 7,360 Miles |
| Aircraft Type | Boeing 787-8 |
| Airline Type | Full Service |
| What Makes it Special | This is the first time that the US has gotten direct flights to Kenya, which is very exciting for people planning to visit Kenya or people of Kenyan heritage. |
| Number of Weekly Flights | 7 |
| Start Date | October 30, 2018 |
| Other Notes | First Kenya Airways ultra-long haul flight |
Newark Liberty to Paris Orly on Level:
Photo Courtesy of Level
| Airline | Level (owned by IAG) |
| Route | Newark Liberty – Paris-Orly |
| Length | Around 3,620 Miles |
| Aircraft Type | Airbus A330-200 |
| Airline Type | Low Cost |
| What Makes it Special | The route from New York to Paris has an extremely high market with many airlines flying on that route. This is the first time that a low cost carrier is flying from New York to Paris, which should add some more competition to the route. |
| Number of Weekly Flights | 4 |
| Start Date | September 4, 2018 |
| Other Notes | This flight will start two days after the last OpenSkies flight from Newark to Orly. It is no coincidence that IAG is closing its French premium brand OpenSkies while starting its low cost brand Level’s operations out of Paris. |
Short Haul:
Viva Aerobus New York JFK – Mexico City
| Airline | Viva Aerobus |
| Route | New York JFK – Mexico City |
| Length | Around 2,000 Miles |
| Notes | JetBlue also to start flying to Mexico City. |
| Airline Type | Low Cost |
| Start Date | October 18, 2018 |
Frontier Airlines to Mort Myers out of Islip:
A Frontier Airlines Airbus A320 at Southwest Florida International Airport
| Airline | Frontier Airlines |
| Route | Long Island MacArthur Airport – Southwest Florida International Airport |
| Length | Around 1,100 Miles |
| Notes | Seasonal Service |
| Airline Type | Ultra Low Cost |
| Start Date | November 15, 2018 |
Spirit Airlines out of EWR:
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320
Newark – Atlanta
| Airline | Spirit Airlines |
| Route | Newark Liberty Airport – Atlanta |
| Length | Around 760 Miles |
| Notes | N/A |
| Airline Type | Ultra Low Cost |
| Start Date | September 6, 2018 |
Newark – Santo Domingo
| Airline | Spirit Airlines |
| Route | Newark Liberty Airport – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Length | Around 1,500 Miles |
| Notes | N/A |
| Airline Type | Ultra Low Cost |
| Start Date | September 8, 2018 |
American Airlines Short Haul Out Of LGA:
An American Airlines CRJ 900 at Washington Dulles
New York LaGuardia – Nassau
| Airline | American Airlines |
| Route | New York LaGuardia – Nassau |
| Length | Around 1,000 Miles |
| Notes | Huge tourism market in the Bahamas. |
| Airline Type | Full Service |
| Start Date | December 22, 2018 |
New York LaGuardia – Eagle Vail
| Airline | American Airlines |
| Route | New York LaGuardia – Nassau |
| Length | Around 1,700 Miles |
| Notes | Seasonal Service |
| Airline Type | Full Service |
| Start Date | December 22, 2018 |
New York LaGuardia – Charleston, South Carolina
| Airline | American Eagle |
| Route | New York LaGuardia – Charleston |
| Length | Around 642 Miles |
| Notes | N/A |
| Airline Type | Full Service/Regional |
| Start Date | November 4, 2018 |
New York LaGuardia – Savannah
| Airline | American Eagle |
| Route | New York LaGuardia – Savannah |
| Length | Around 720 Miles |
| Notes | N/A |
| Airline Type | Full Service/Regional |
| Start Date | November 4, 2018 |
Southwest Airlines Short Haul Out Of LGA:
A Southwest Boeing 737-800
New York LaGuardia – New Orleans
| Airline | Southwest Airlines |
| Route | New York LaGuardia – New Orleans |
| Length | Around 970 Miles |
| Notes | N/A |
| Airline Type | Low Cost |
| Start Date | November 4, 2018 |
New York LaGuardia – Orlando
| Airline | Southwest Airlines |
| Route | New York LaGuardia – Orlando |
| Length | Around 760 Miles |
| Notes | Tourism Market in Orlando |
| Airline Type | Low Cost |
| Start Date | November 10, 2018 |
New York LaGuardia – West Palm Beach
| Airline | Southwest Airlines |
| Route | New York LaGuardia – West Palm Beach |
| Length | Around 760 Miles |
| Notes | Tourism Market in West Palm Beach |
| Airline Type | Low Cost |
| Start Date | November 10, 2018 |
Delta Airlines Short Haul Out Of JFK:
A Delta Airlines Boeing 717
New York JFK – Antigua
| Airline | Delta Airlines |
| Route | New York JFK – Antigua |
| Length | Around 1,700 Miles |
| Notes | Tourism Market in Antigua |
| Airline Type | Full Service |
| Start Date | December 22, 2018 |
New York JFK – Kingston
| Airline | Delta Airlines |
| Route | New York JFK – Kingston, Jamaica |
| Length | Around 1,430 Miles |
| Notes | Tourism Market in Kingston |
| Airline Type | Full Service |
| Start Date | December 20, 2018 |
New York JFK – Orange County
| Airline | Delta Airlines |
| Route | New York JFK – Orange County |
| Length | Around 2,450 Miles |
| Notes | Airport Also Serves Los Angeles |
| Airline Type | Full Service |
| Start Date | October 15, 2018 |
New York JFK – Port-au-Prince
| Airline | Delta Airlines |
| Route | New York JFK – Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Length | Around 1,530 Miles |
| Notes | N/A |
| Airline Type | Full Service |
| Start Date | December 22, 2018 |
JetBlue Short Haul Out Of JFK:
A JetBlue Embraer E190
New York LaGuardia – Mexico City
| Airline | JetBlue |
| Route | New York JFK – Mexico City |
| Length | Around 2,000 Miles |
| Notes | Viva Airbus also to start flying to Mexico City. |
| Airline Type | Low Cost |
| Start Date | October 25, 2018 |
New York LaGuardia – Ontario
| Airline | JetBlue |
| Route | New York JFK – Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Length | Around 2,400 Miles |
| Notes | N/A |
| Airline Type | Low Cost |
| Start Date | October 25, 2018 |
United Airlines From Newark to Palm Springs:
A United 757-300
| Airline | United Airlines |
| Route | New York JFK – Palm Springs |
| Length | Around 2,300 Miles |
| Notes | Seasonal |
| Airline Type | Full Service |
| Start Date | December 19, 2018 |
Are you planning to fly on any of the future routes out of the New York area?
