Westchester County Airport has recorded the highest spike in average fare prices during the first quarter of this year, according to a new survey by SmartAsset.
The White Plains-based facility recorded an average first quarter fare of $380, a 45.5% year-over-year increase ($119). Westchester County Airport was one of two U.S. airports that saw fare increases of more than 40% during this period, with Philadelphia International Airport being the other.
In comparison to the other airports serving the lower New York market, Newark Liberty International recorded a 39.1% average fare increase ($93) to $331, John F. Kennedy International Airport saw a 32.6% increase ($86) to $350 and LaGuardia reported at 16.1% increase ($38) to $272. Connecticut”™s Bradley International recorded a 28.2% year-over-year average fare increase ($73) to $331; the SmartAsset study did not provide data for New York Stewart International Airport and Tweed New Haven Airport.
