{"id":21394,"date":"2022-06-12T18:46:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T13:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=21394"},"modified":"2022-06-12T18:50:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T13:20:02","slug":"play-chooses-stewart-airport-to-launch-transatlantic-new-york-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/12\/play-chooses-stewart-airport-to-launch-transatlantic-new-york-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"PLAY chooses  Stewart airport to launch transatlantic New York flights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>There are plenty of prospects with the flight launch. PLAY, a low-cost airline working flights between the United States and Europe, welcomed international passengers Thursday and&nbsp;celebrated its inaugural flight to Iceland from New York Stewart International Airport in New Windsor.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"new-opportunities\">PLAY&nbsp;is the sole international airline to serve New York Stewart <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-107846288-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-107846288-1.jpg 980w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-107846288-1-600x449.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-107846288-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-107846288-1-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-107846288-1-750x562.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Stewart international airport | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First and foremost,&nbsp;PLAY&nbsp;is the sole international airline to serve New York Stewart. Therefore, there is now an effective option to fly out of New York State to&nbsp;Europe&nbsp;rather than running to the busy sites of Newark and JFK. Moreover, local counties such as Orange County and Dutchess County could take advantage and attract several tourists en route to Ne<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>It\u2019s also noteworthy that the cost of&nbsp;operating at New York Stewart Airport&nbsp;is much lower than at other international airports in the region. So, PLAY can offer low fares between the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">United States<\/a>&nbsp;and Europe due to factors such as less traffic on the ground.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PLAY highlights that the processing and travel time to Manhattan would be around the same as the travel from the busy sites of Newark and JFK. In practice, New York Stewart is almost a 75-minute drive from Times Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also, read     <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/11\/india-signs-pact-with-russia-for-supply-of-radio-equipment-for-24-airports\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">India signs pact with Russia for supply of radio equipment for 24 airports                 <\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/31\/how-airlines-get-airport-slots-and-why-they-are-worth-too-much\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">How airlines get airport slots and why they are worth too much<\/a>     <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/08\/breaking-news-after-skidding-off-a-runway-in-costa-rica-a-dhl-cargo-plane-splits-in-two\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Breaking News: After skidding off a runway in Costa Rica, a DHL cargo plane splits in two<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>These benefits have led to a strong beginning for PLAY, giving the airline\u2019s leadership confidence to keep the momentum going.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jonsson shared the following about the inauguration:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe first flight went well, and this momentum will continue as we are seeing really strong bookings. For example, yesterday the rescue flight from Stewart had a load factor of almost 80%. These passengers are flying to Iceland and connecting to Europe. So, the business model is working, and we are confident about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-europeans-looking-to-try-out-play\">Europeans looking to try out PLAY  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are other benefits to working flights at SWF. While there will naturally be Europeans looking to try out PLAY as an alternative route across the pond, it\u2019s traffic heading eastbound that is the prime audience. Overall, SWF\u2019s location in Orange County, New York makes it a great place to cater to the local population.<br>Jonsson added:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>\u201cWe can see from experience, especially when you work at an airport like these where there is no competition, there is no direct European connection to Europe from this catchment area. The market is primarily US-origin passengers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not only the Hudson Valley population that is looking to head across the Atlantic with PLAY. Ground staff at New York Stewart noted that they were seeing passengers from all across the East Coast make their way to the airport with other airlines before flying to Iceland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/PLAYairlines\/status\/1535361929128058881?s=20&#038;t=Ie6S4Jsn7WKeWFw8w61mrg\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"just-the-beginning\">The company flew 56,601 passengers in May <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All in all, it\u2019s full steam ahead for PLAY. This addition permits the carrier to build on its growing passenger loads. The company flew 56,601 passengers in May, which is a 54% increase from April when it carried 36,669 passengers. Additionally, this number represents the same number of passengers PLAY carried during the whole of Q1 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tf-pla-play-airbus-a321-251n_PlanespottersNet_1239151_93537009b0_o-1-1024x693.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tf-pla-play-airbus-a321-251n_PlanespottersNet_1239151_93537009b0_o-1-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tf-pla-play-airbus-a321-251n_PlanespottersNet_1239151_93537009b0_o-1-600x406.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tf-pla-play-airbus-a321-251n_PlanespottersNet_1239151_93537009b0_o-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tf-pla-play-airbus-a321-251n_PlanespottersNet_1239151_93537009b0_o-1-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tf-pla-play-airbus-a321-251n_PlanespottersNet_1239151_93537009b0_o-1-1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tf-pla-play-airbus-a321-251n_PlanespottersNet_1239151_93537009b0_o-1-750x508.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tf-pla-play-airbus-a321-251n_PlanespottersNet_1239151_93537009b0_o-1-1140x772.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/tf-pla-play-airbus-a321-251n_PlanespottersNet_1239151_93537009b0_o-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Aviationa2z. com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This month marks a year since PLAY launched operations out of Keflavik, making it a perfect time to achieve another milestone. With the recentm progress, backed by inaugurations such as New York Stewart Boston Logan, and Baltimore\/Washington, Jonsson anticipates that his airline will serve as many passengers in June as it did for the whole of last year.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay updated with aviationa2z. com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Join our <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/aviationa2z\u2728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Telegram group<\/a> for latest updates<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are plenty of prospects with the flight launch. 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