^Makes sense to me...
http://www.stltoday.com/news/traffic/al ... 0f31a.htmlIt may take up to a year to rebuild the tornado-damaged C Concourse at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
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Misery loves company...good read about hubs leaving cities...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43142673/ns/travel-news/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43142673/ns/travel-news/
Airtran flights/gates have relocated to Terminal 2 and opened Southwests last gates available in Concourse E - E2 and E4
Southwest's website now lists two STL-MKE round trips per day starting on September 7th. They'll be flown on 737s, a HUGE improvement over the regional jets that currently fly the route with Airtran.
Also just want to point out that I totally called this a few months ago XD
Also just want to point out that I totally called this a few months ago XD
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43814049/ns ... ss_travel/
interesting article on the subsidized rural airports...
interesting article on the subsidized rural airports...
Have to agree. Its interesting to note that Congress is at an impasse over a FAA bill as the latest Continuing resolution runs out tomorrow. Not good news for Ohara's modernization program as any FAA shutdown will mean airport construction will most likely come to a screeching halt without FAA oversigt. Planes keeping flying as Air traffic controllers are deemed essential.sirshankalot wrote:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43814049/ns ... ss_travel/
interesting article on the subsidized rural airports...
On a different note. A bit of good news. Still believe a shuffle of the old Airtran Network by Southwest could boost their presence in St. Louis
Lambert airport traffic up 1.2 percent this year
http://nextstl.com/forum/posting.php?mo ... postingbox
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I read about the Essential Air Service subsidies awhile back. I thought maybe Columbia was one of the cities, but it looks like Cape Girardeau, Kirksville, Ft. Leonard Wood and Joplin are the MO cities. There are more cities with subsidies than I remembered. Anyway, I thought it was interesting Delta is using Memphis over Atlanta because Memphis has better turboprop facilities. Of course this does nothing to explain why Delta flies their regional jets from Columbia to Memphis. I know Memphis serves a lot of destinations, but it hasn't worked out for me in the past.sirshankalot wrote:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43814049/ns ... ss_travel/
interesting article on the subsidized rural airports...
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http://www.fox2now.com/news/ktvi-lamber ... 1437.story
They say to expect "higher ceilings" when the construction is complete. Huh? I think the area that needs the higher ceilings is the baggage claim, but does anyone know what ceilings she means will be higher?
They say to expect "higher ceilings" when the construction is complete. Huh? I think the area that needs the higher ceilings is the baggage claim, but does anyone know what ceilings she means will be higher?
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Rhonda is pretty tall so I can understand her interest in higher ceilings!survivor147 wrote:http://www.fox2now.com/news/ktvi-lamber ... 1437.story
They say to expect "higher ceilings" when the construction is complete. Huh? I think the area that needs the higher ceilings is the baggage claim, but does anyone know what ceilings she means will be higher?
I believe they are referring to the corridor connecting Concourse A with Concourse C & D behind the baggage claim.survivor147 wrote:http://www.fox2now.com/news/ktvi-lamber ... 1437.story
They say to expect "higher ceilings" when the construction is complete. Huh? I think the area that needs the higher ceilings is the baggage claim, but does anyone know what ceilings she means will be higher?
Little bit of good news, even though I'm not sure if this just replaces some airtran flights being folded into Southwest.
Southwest Airlines adds St. Louis-Milwaukee flights
St. Louis Business Journal
Date: Tuesday, September 6, 2011, 12:25pm CDT
http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news ... ds-st.html
On a side thought, would like to believe that Southwest and Delta taking a serious look at how their cargo operations could or could not benefit from having China Eastern landing at Lambert. I still believe that Southwest might find some benefit by shifting some previous airtran routes to St. Louis from Atlanta (Southeast bound traveller outside of Atlanta headed to Midwest/West Coast). Plus, China Eastern and associated feight carriers need a network. Southwest is the biggest domestic carrier and has its share of freight/parcels offices.
Southwest Airlines adds St. Louis-Milwaukee flights
St. Louis Business Journal
Date: Tuesday, September 6, 2011, 12:25pm CDT
http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news ... ds-st.html
On a side thought, would like to believe that Southwest and Delta taking a serious look at how their cargo operations could or could not benefit from having China Eastern landing at Lambert. I still believe that Southwest might find some benefit by shifting some previous airtran routes to St. Louis from Atlanta (Southeast bound traveller outside of Atlanta headed to Midwest/West Coast). Plus, China Eastern and associated feight carriers need a network. Southwest is the biggest domestic carrier and has its share of freight/parcels offices.
At the Atlanta airport heading back to St Louis after a reunion down here...The new rental car center here is slick...A train takes all customers to complex away from the terminals where everything is either indoors or in a garage...Beats the heck outta facing the elements on and off shuttles and what not...seems like Lambert could do something more than what weve got with the current setup.
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What if all rental car agencies were located at the North Hanley MetroLink station?
Definitely plenty of space on the west side of the parking lot for another garage. You would also need a few extra trains to run Lambert Airport - North Hanley to ensure adequate frequencies as MetroLink runs as little as every 20-30 minutes at night. Lastly, while the Main Terminal station has a tiny indoor waiting area, access to the Terminal 2 station is less than ideal.Alex Ihnen wrote:What if all rental car agencies were located at the North Hanley MetroLink station?
Overall, though, I like the way you think.
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I have advocated a consolidated rental car facility / short term parking garage in place of Concourse D for a long time. Then you could walk to your rental car from either terminal on moving sidewalks. But now that the Airport thinks they need to keep Terminal D active in case the airport is hit by another tornado, it will probably never happen.
Lambert St. Louis International Aiport traffic soars
KSDK-TV
St. Louis (KSDK) -- Lambert-St. Louis International Airport has seen a continued increase in the number of passengers who use the airport.
In August, 542,000 travelers departed on flights from Lambert, which is a 3.1 percent increase compared to the same month in 2010, according to airport spokesman Jeff Lea.
Landed weight, a key barometer of airport activity, increased 7.2 percent in August versus a year ago. For 2011, landed weight is running 5.9 percent over the first eight months of 2010.
Air Cargo activity spiked again in positive territory for a 10.3 percent increase in August and a year to date increase of 4.2 percent.
KSDK-TV
St. Louis (KSDK) -- Lambert-St. Louis International Airport has seen a continued increase in the number of passengers who use the airport.
In August, 542,000 travelers departed on flights from Lambert, which is a 3.1 percent increase compared to the same month in 2010, according to airport spokesman Jeff Lea.
Landed weight, a key barometer of airport activity, increased 7.2 percent in August versus a year ago. For 2011, landed weight is running 5.9 percent over the first eight months of 2010.
Air Cargo activity spiked again in positive territory for a 10.3 percent increase in August and a year to date increase of 4.2 percent.
In thinking about putting a rental car facility near the North Hanley Metrolink station, I'm wondering if it may be too far from the airport for drivers to find...It may sound lazy and crazy, but when returning a car to the airport, the rental car facility needs to be REALLY easy for an out-of-towner to find...Anything that strays too far off of driving to the big airport with all it's signage may be too frustrating...Though it would a great use of an existing rail line...Obviously more frequency would be needed between the airport and the rental car facility...And a significant upgrade to the pedestrian connections between the airport and Metrolink would need to happen (which should be quite doable)...
1) Someone at KSDK was overeager to use the term "soars" on an airport story.matguy70 wrote:Lambert St. Louis International Aiport traffic soars
KSDK-TV
St. Louis (KSDK) -- Lambert-St. Louis International Airport has seen a continued increase in the number of passengers who use the airport.
In August, 542,000 travelers departed on flights from Lambert, which is a 3.1 percent increase compared to the same month in 2010, according to airport spokesman Jeff Lea.
Landed weight, a key barometer of airport activity, increased 7.2 percent in August versus a year ago. For 2011, landed weight is running 5.9 percent over the first eight months of 2010.
Air Cargo activity spiked again in positive territory for a 10.3 percent increase in August and a year to date increase of 4.2 percent.
2) How do these numbers compare to national rates?
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They are finally starting to replace the broken windows....
http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/282779 ... en-windows
http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/282779 ... en-windows
SOUTHWEST ADDING FOUR NEW FLIGHTS TO STL INTERNATIONAL
New service on SWA to NYC-Laguardioa and San Antonio
St. Louis (KSDK) -- Southwest Airlines is adding four non-stop flights from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.
Southwest is adding two daily flights to San Antonio and two daily flights to New York LaGuardia.
Monday, was the first day reservations could be made for the new non-stop service between those cities which will begin August 12, 2012.
http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/298945 ... om-Lambert
New service on SWA to NYC-Laguardioa and San Antonio
St. Louis (KSDK) -- Southwest Airlines is adding four non-stop flights from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.
Southwest is adding two daily flights to San Antonio and two daily flights to New York LaGuardia.
Monday, was the first day reservations could be made for the new non-stop service between those cities which will begin August 12, 2012.
http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/298945 ... om-Lambert