Newark International Airport Airline Competition Plan
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Submitted to: The Federal Aviation Administration March 2002
EWR Airline Competition Plan March 2002 Update Page 1 of 22 I. Competition Plan Summary
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is pleased to submit this update to its Competition Plan for Newark International Airport (EWR). The EWR Competition Plan was initially submitted on December 11, 2000, was supplemented with further material at the request of the FAA on July 6, 2001 and was determined to be in compliance with the requirements of Air 21 on August 28, 2001. The Port Authority has diligently and successfully implemented the Plan as submitted and supplemented.
The Airline Competition Strategy outlined in the Plan is to capitalize on negotiating opportunities to change barriers to entry, to be more proactive in administering the utilization of Airport capacity, to examine alternate business arrangements for new facility development and to continue to pursue the New York / New Jersey regional airport system concept. The specific initiatives associated with this strategy include: