- New Yorkers who make frequent flights to Chicago and Washington, D.C., are about to find themselves paying less for airfare.
On Tuesday, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines (LUV) said it would begin eight daily flights from New York City's LaGuardia Airport to Chicago Midway and Baltimore-Washington airports, beginning June 28.
The low-cost carrier also offered historically low ticket prices on its LaGuardia routes, with one-way flights to Chicago for $89 and to Baltimore-Washington for $49. That's bound to put pricing pressure on rivals like AMR Corp.'s (AMR) American Airlines and UAL Corp.'s United and JetBlue Airways (JBLU) .
Many carriers out of New York City have offered similar fares during sales over the past three months to increase demand in a recessionary economy,
On Tuesday, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines (LUV) said it would begin eight daily flights from New York City's LaGuardia Airport to Chicago Midway and Baltimore-Washington airports, beginning June 28.
The low-cost carrier also offered historically low ticket prices on its LaGuardia routes, with one-way flights to Chicago for $89 and to Baltimore-Washington for $49. That's bound to put pricing pressure on rivals like AMR Corp.'s (AMR) American Airlines and UAL Corp.'s United and JetBlue Airways (JBLU) .
Many carriers out of New York City have offered similar fares during sales over the past three months to increase demand in a recessionary economy,