Summary:
Former Port Authority Chairman oversees negotiations with airlines, including United Airlines, for landing fees at New York airports.
United Airlines creates non-stop service between Newark and Columbia, SC that has only two weekly flights: Newark to Columbia on Thursdays and Columbia to Newark on Mondays.
By a magical coincidence, the Chairman works in New Jersey from Monday to Wednesday and flies back home to Columbia on Thursdays and flies to Newark on Monday mornings.
By another magical coincidence, the Chairman changes the date of the weekly meetings in New Jersey from Thursdays to Wednesdays.
By a third magical coincidence, United Airlines cancels service to Columbia three days after the chairman resigns.
http://www.northjersey.com/news/federal-subpoena-seeks-travel-records-of-former-port-authority-chairman-david-samson-1.1265692
http://www.northjersey.com/news/feds-contact-south-carolina-airport-officials-in-probe-tied-to-ex-port-authority-chairman-david-samson-1.1269309
Also:
Port Authority board members also get to bypass airline check-ins, TSA and customs when they fly:
http://www.northjersey.com/news/documents-four-port-authority-commissioners-flying-from-area-airports-given-special-treatment-1.1270440