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===United States=== United States air service history at Mercedita has been as follows:<ref name="prpa.gobierno.pr"/> * In 1965, [[Eastern Airlines]], together with [[Caribair (Puerto Rico)|Caribair]], started direct connecting service at the airport. Airport starts the first scheduled domestic commercial service, providing service between Ponce and Mayagüez.<ref name="Archived"/> * In 1971, Eastern Airlines held hearing in Ponce with the intention of starting non-stop service to the United States. The Puerto Rico Ports Authority, in anticipation of such service, extended the runway to {{convert|5000|ft|m}} to permit the landing of [[Boeing 727]] aircraft. The airport starts the first scheduled commercial flights from Ponce to the United States.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.periodicolaperla.com/consenso-entre-empresarios-y-alcaldesa-el-divorcio-entre-la-ciudad-y-su-aeropuerto-termino/ | title = ''Fin a cisma entre Ciudad y aeropuerto'' | language = es | author = Omar Alfonso | publisher = La Perla del Sur | location = Ponce, Puerto Rico | date = 28 March 2012 | access-date = 28 March 2012}}</ref> * In June 1975, Eastern Airlines started a weekly direct flight to New York City with a stop-over in San Juan. In the same year the Puerto Rico Ports Authority built a new runway, access road, parking lot, and shoulder. * In 1990, Eastern Airlines restarted operations to Ponce with a flight to New York, but it ceased a year later, in January, 1991. * In 1990, [[Carnival Airlines]] also started operations in Ponce, and flew to New York and Miami until February 1998. * Meanwhile, [[American Airlines]] started to fly to Miami from 1 November 1992. The flight ended on 12 September 1993 due to poor load factor<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180612135751/https://www.adendi.com/archivo.asp?num=119216&year=1993&month=8 ''Archived''] on 2018-06-12, 13:57:51, by the [[Wayback Machine]] from the [https://www.adendi.com/archivo.asp?num=119216&year=1993&month=8 ''Original''], ''"Proximo a desaparecer el vuelo Ponce-Miami."'' (Press Release.) El Nuevo Día. 27 August 1993.</ref> * On 17 November 2005, [[Continental Airlines]] began daily non-stop service from [[Newark Liberty International Airport]] and Ponce.<ref>[https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Continental-adds-Newark-Ponce-Puerto-Rico-service ''Continental adds Newark-Ponce, Puerto Rico service.''] Travel Weekly. 23 August 2005. Accessed 30 July 2020.</ref> This service ended on 17 January 2008. * In November 2007, [[Spirit Airlines]] started daily non-stop service from [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]]. This service ended in September 2008. * On 3 June 2006, [[Delta Connection]] began servicing the airport, with twice-weekly, regional jet service to [[Atlanta]], Georgia. The service ended on 20 January 2007. * [[JetBlue]] started service to New York in June 2005. Some time later it also started flying to [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] and [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://investor.jetblue.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=131045&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1029911&highlight= | title = JetBlue announces services between South Florida and Puerto Rico | work = Press release | publisher = [[JetBlue Airways]] | date = 24 July 2007 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120711060112/http://investor.jetblue.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=131045&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1029911&highlight= | archive-date = 11 July 2012 }}</ref>
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