Stewart - which, according to their Wikipedia page might be called New York International Airport soon - has the potential to exceed the capacity of both JFK and LaGuardia due to its location. People think JFK handles a lot...it really doesn't, it's just a partially landlocked airport that is in a densely populated suburban neighborhood.

And as a lifelong New Yorker, I fucking hate JFK. I fucking hate LaGuardia too. They're actually rebuilding LaGuardia right now, so traffic there is an absolute nightmare.

Consumers are always looking for bigger, better things. We want higher quality phones, cars, houses, and with United's shameful display of "customer service," now they're really going to want to fly with airlines that treat passengers with respect. And what better way to do it than from a newly renovated, rapidly expanding airport like Stewart, which is attracting a lot of airlines with their incentive program. It seems to me like we're the "premier" liner at that airport, and I'm sure the Port Authority (and perhaps even the Governor?) are supporting Stewart's expansion as New York's new international airport.