STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Attention travelers: You might want to reconsider booking a flight into and out of Newark Liberty International Airport come October.
Despite being considered a New York City-area airport for years, Newark will be known as it’s own entity beginning Oct. 3, according to a Lufthansa memo circulating on Twitter that cites the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the trade association made up of the world’s airlines.
The memo noted the IATA will be removing the “NYC” code from the airport, and that Newark will be referred to solely as “EWR.”
The change in code is significant, as it means Newark will operate under a separate pricing structure from New York City’s other main airports, LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport. Additionally, passengers who wish to transfer a flight from Newark to the other airports may face hefty penalties, depending on the airline.
“The primary way this change could impact travelers is by limiting their options to freely change flights,” Scott Keyes, founder of Scott’s Cheap Flights, told to Travel + Leisure. “Currently, many airlines allow travelers to switch flights within a city code — say, from arriving in JFK to arriving in LGA — without a penalty. Removing EWR from the NYC city code could restrict that option for many passengers.”
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