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JetBlue unlikely to fly MacArthur soon

Originally published: April 4, 2012 1:44 PM
Updated: April 4, 2012 10:33 PM
By KEITH HERBERT  keith.herbert@newsday.com

The new JetBlue terminal at Kennedy Airport opened

Photo credit: Getty Images | The new JetBlue terminal at Kennedy Airport opened in October 2008. The Forest Hills-based airline is expected to announce that it will keep its headquarters in New York City. (Oct. 2008)

JetBlue Airways, which has considered expanding to Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, won't be flying out of the Suffolk County airport this year, the company's chief executive said Wednesday.

"I don't believe we'll do it in 2012, and even 2013 is difficult," David Barger, JetBlue president and chief executive, told Newsday.

He didn't rule out the possibility of flights in...

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