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Port Columbus sees slight decline in passengers
By Marla Matzer Rose
The Columbus Dispatch
Thursday December 22, 2011 5:25 PM

A total of 522,977 passengers used Port Columbus during November, a 1.3 percent drop from the same period a year ago. Passenger totals are likely to end flat compared with 2010 considering there has been a 0.3 percent increase in passengers through November.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2011/12/22/port-columbus-sees-decline-in-passengers-last-month.html

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Port Columbus’ numbers up; Rickenbacker’s down
By Steve Wartenberg
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Wednesday January 25, 2012 5:38 AM

Passenger traffic rose slightly at Port Columbus last year, but cargo tonnage handled at Rickenbacker Airport declined compared with 2010, according to figures announced at yesterday’s meeting of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2012/01/25/port-columbus-numbers-up-rickenbackers-down.html

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Restaurant changes coming to airport
By Steve Wartenberg
The Columbus Dispatch
Saturday April 7, 2012 5:22 AM

Burgers are making news at Port Columbus, with the planned opening this month of a Burger King restaurant and the temporary closing of Max & Erma’s, a noted burger purveyor, for renovations. Burger King is slated to open at the end of this month, airport officials said, in the food court next to the Concourse B entrance. It replaces the Wendy’s that closed in December.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2012/04/07/restaurant-changes-coming-to-airport.html

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tourist19
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Burger King for Wendy's is a major downgrade and I am not happy. There was many a day I knew that I could grab a chili from Wendy's and have a not horrible hot cheap meal. Burger King is gross.

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At least Burger King serves breakfast. Also the meat for the Chili is made from old hamburgers from the day before. Think about that. EW.

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lifeontwowheels
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Pickerington_Kyle said:
At least Burger King serves breakfast. Also the meat for the Chili is made from old hamburgers from the day before. Think about that. EW.

If you eat at Popeye's the jambalaya, if they still serve it, works the same way. I can remember many a day donning gloves and chunking chicken.

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Pickerington_Kyle said:
At least Burger King serves breakfast. Also the meat for the Chili is made from old hamburgers from the day before. Think about that. EW.

Wendy's in the airport served breakfast.

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Pickerington_Kyle said:
At least Burger King serves breakfast. Also the meat for the Chili is made from old hamburgers from the day before. Think about that. EW.

newsflash: fast food is kinda gross.

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Frontier Airlines ending direct flights to Milwaukee
By Steve Wartenberg
The Columbus Dispatch
Thursday May 17, 2012 5:25 AM

It will soon take a little longer and could cost more to fly from Columbus to the home of brats and the Brewers. Frontier Airlines will eliminate its two daily flights from Columbus to Milwaukee on June 1 as part of a larger exodus from Mitchell International Airport in Wisconsin.Frontier’s are the only direct flights to Milwaukee from Port Columbus and represent the extent of the airline’s service locally.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2012/05/17/direct-flights-to-milwaukee-ending.html

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Airport plan may speed sale of 2 hotels
By Steve Wartenberg
The Columbus Dispatch
Saturday September 22, 2012 5:12 AM

The leases of two Port Columbus hotels mired in receivership could soon be extended, while the lease of a third financially strapped airport hotel might be terminated, paving the way for its demolition.

Columbus Regional Airport Authority board members will vote on Tuesday on a proposal to extend the land leases of the Hilton Garden and Hampton Inn hotels by 21 years, through 2062, and cancel the lease of the Comfort Suites Hotel.

The airport authority recently approved plans to build a $13 million, 122-room hotel on the site of the former Concourse Hotel, which is slated for demolition in the next few weeks.

“Hopefully, the removal of about 60 rooms (at the Comfort Suites) will help the occupancy of the other two and the one we’re building,” Holderman said.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2012/09/22/airport-plan-may-speed-sale-of-2-hotels.html

Posted 8 months ago #
geoyui
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Bodes well when CMH makes the case for international service to Europe or Asia. (can't get past the paywall unfortunately)

International travel spikes from city's main airports

Posted 6 months ago #
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It's basically the same once-a-year article the Dispatch publishes regarding the quest for international air service from Columbus. Though the information from the Brookings Institution can be found in this report from the Columbus Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2012/10/25/international-travel-in-columbus-jumps.html

Honestly, the concept of nonstop air service anywhere transoceanic from Columbus is still nothing more than a dream; unless a local company or consortium decides to subsidize such service. A similar scenario is in play between GlaxoSmithKline and American Airlines, which provides daily nonstop service between Raleigh-Durham and London.

It would be nice, however, if the above information lead to increased service to connecting international hubs, most notably San Francisco. SFO is United's main Pacific gateway, and provides many international connecting opportunities. Add to that a multitude of Hawaiian and intra-California routes as well as a stong local origin and destination market, and one can make a pretty strong case for the service.

The only problem is that due to the stage length of the flight and the timing required to maximize revenue opportunities on the route, United would essentially have to dedicate an aircraft's usable day to flying the route round-trip. Mainline flights are stretched thin as it is, and routes have to be proven money-makers in order to have an aircraft dedicated to its service in such a way. It would be nice if the CRAA could somehow entice United to serve the route on top of the offers and deals already on the table. Who knows, maybe this new information could help in doing just that.

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dru
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in random news, that map of the hotels along Sawyer Road up top is incredibly inaccurate.

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luketenley
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dru said:
in random news, that map of the hotels along Sawyer Road up top is incredibly inaccurate.

The new hotel should be going up where the old Concourse Hotel was. There is a hotel between that and Sawyer Rd.

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geoyui
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Looks like 2 hotels on airport property, comfort inn and america's value inn, are going to get demolished.

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2012/11/17/airport-will-buy-value-inn-demolish-it.html

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Press Release:
New Touch-Screen Information Kiosks at Port Columbus Connect Passengers with Directions, New Destinations
November 20, 2012

Just in time for the busy holiday season, Port Columbus International Airport is deploying a fleet of new touch-screen information kiosks designed to enhance in-airport way finding and help connect passengers with destinations and experiences throughout Ohio.

Through a partnership with kiosk builder Meridian, digital design consultant Hansen Creative and computer hardware specialist Hewlett-Packard, ten interactive kiosks are being installed in both pre- and post-security locations throughout Port Columbus’s three concourses, on the ticketing level and on baggage claim.

Each kiosk provides easy access to an all-airport directory of food and retail options complete with hours of operation and walking directions. With a couple taps of the screen, directions can be printed or pushed to a mobile device through a QR code. The flexible touch-screen capability allows travelers to quickly navigate to other kiosk features such as weather forecasts, a photo-taking tool with the option to add a fun border and email to friends, and connect to points and events of interest through community partners ExerienceColumbus and DiscoverOhio.

“The Port Columbus team is pleased to offer customers a tool that is truly tailored to their individual needs,” said Mark Mulchaey, Customer Service Manager with the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, operator of Port Columbus. “With the enhanced technology for way finding, we aim to make maneuvering the airport a bit easier just as many are preparing for the hectic holiday season.”

Posted 6 months ago #
columbusmike

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I didn't know the CMH was so big it needed directional kiosks!

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geoyui
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columbusmike said:
I didn't know the CMH was so big it needed directional kiosks!

the kiosk will not only be directional maps for the airport, but informational kiosk for activities and events in central ohio, resource to reach lodging and transportation, and information directory for airlines and airport services. The information I believe is linked to Experience Columbus.

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Port Columbus finishes first phase of $80M terminal renovation
Business First by Rick Rouan, Staff reporter
Date: Thursday, January 3, 2013

Port Columbus International Airport has finished the first leg of its three-year, $80 million terminal renovation.

READ MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2013/01/03/port-columbus-finishes-first-phase-of.html

Posted 4 months ago #
columbusmike

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Would be nice to see photos of the upgrades....BizJournal doesn't seem to have any up yet.

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