U.S. Shifts Peak-hour Flight Approvals To Spirit Airlines At Newark

U.S. Shifts Peak-hour Flight Approvals To Spirit Airlines At Newark

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government on Tuesday reassigned 16 peak-hour runway timings at congested Newark Airport in New Jersey to Spirit Airlinesfrom Southwest Airlines, saying this would boost competition and help reduce costs for travelers. The move “secures low-cost service options for Newark customers and improves competition in the Newark market,” the…

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EU urges N Macedonia to back proposed deal with Bulgaria

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — European Council President Charles Michel urged North Macedonia on Tuesday to back a French-proposed compromise on ending a dispute with neighboring Bulgaria that’s blocking the country’s long-delayed European Union accession bid. Violent protests erupted in North Macedonia’s capital, Skopje, where demonstrators tried to storm government buildings, after French President Emmanuel…

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