American Airlines Group has secured 24 takeoff and landing rights at New York’s JFK airport – a major US international gateway – in a swap with JetBlue Airways.
In return, JetBlue gains 16 slots at Reagan national airport near Washington DC.
The carriers had been leasing the slots at JFK and Reagan National from each other since 2010.
American Airlines Group, formed through a merger with US Airways in December, agreed to divest slots at key airports under a settlement with the US Justice Department.
Southwest Airlines and Virgin American won slots at New York’s LaGuardia that American gave up last year, and JetBlue and Southwest announced last month that they gained slots at Reagan National sold by American.
The new American also agreed to give up gates at airports in Boston, Chicago, Dallas Love Field, Los Angeles and Miami in the agreement with the Justice Department.