A recent piece by Craig Wolf in the Poughkeepsie Journal suggests that an unnamed airline is in discussions about starting service from Stewart Airport in Newburgh to the West Coast.
While he didn’t name the airline, he dropped a hint:
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Harrison said of the unnamed airline, “They have a high level of interest.” A key for a deal to be made is that the airline would need to acquire more aircraft, which it is in the process of doing, he said.
Virgin Atlantic is involved in an initial public offering – an IPO – to raise money to fund expansion such as this. And hopefully Virgin will stock up on the Airbus A320 model, which can easily fly direct to the West Coast from Stewart.
And of course, this is a two way street. It’s not just locals that can profit by the easier travel to points west: we would also see an influx of tourists and travelers to the region from the West Coast, as well.
Meanwhile, Stewart is continuing the repaveing of the runways, which should be concluded by Thanksgiving. And passenger count is on the rise, due to Allegiant Air’s routes to Florida.