Port Columbus (CMH) Airport News & Updates

[CMHflyerParticipant]

Port Columbus saw a slight increase in passenger traffic during 2010:

From The Dispatch:

Port Columbus activity up slightly in 2010
Friday, January 28, 2011 04:01 PM
BY MARLA MATZER ROSE
The Columbus Dispatch

Port Columbus was slightly busier last year than the year before, with 2 percent more passengers. A total of 6.36 million passengers used the airport last year, compared to 6.23 million in 2009, but the increase failed to bring totals back to pre-recession levels.

The local increase mirrors the national trend toward a slow rise in passenger traffic.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2011/01/28/port-columbus-traffic-rises-slightly-in-2010.html?sid=101

From Business First:

Port Columbus closes 2010 with 2% gain; 1st increase since 2007
Business First
Date: Friday, January 28, 2011, 3:59pm EST –
Last Modified: Friday, January 28, 2011, 4:00pm EST

Port Columbus International Airport kept the pace – just barely – with a busy month of December traffic, helping the airport finish 2010 with its first increase in activity in three years.

http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2011/01/28/port-columbus-closes-2010-with-2.html

Hopefully the positive passenger traffic trend continues at CMH through 2011. New scheduled service slated to start this year so far include new weekly service by Delta and AirTran/Apple Vacations to Cancun and new daily nonstop service on Southwest to Denver.

In addition, hopefully Rickenbacker can reverse the cargo totals trend and bring in some more freight flights to increase cargo traffic.

[CMHflyerParticipant]

Also new to the Columbus Regional Airport Authority…an updated website! The new supersite is a significant improvement over the old homepage for the airports, especially the expanded Rickenbacker website.

CRAA supersite:
http://columbusairports.com/

CMH website:
http://flycolumbus.com/

LCK website:
http://rickenbackerinlandport.com/en/

[tlb919Participant]

The new websites are Nice!

Are they still starting construction on the new Terminal soon? I remember reading it was supposed to start sometime this year or early 2012 but all development has been removed from the new site.

[mbeaumontParticipant]

We’re doing content for the big new HD screen at the airport. By we, I mean Spacejunk Media. We wanted to showcase some of the things we love about Columbus (Jeni’s, Columbus Food Adventures, The Crew, ourselves…;)

Check it out: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150169319839968&oid=294299517494&comments

[tourist19Participant]

mbeaumont wrote >>
We’re doing content for the big new HD screen at the airport. By we, I mean Spacejunk Media. We wanted to showcase some of the things we love about Columbus (Jeni’s, Columbus Food Adventures, The Crew, ourselves…;)
Check it out: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150169319839968&oid=294299517494&comments

It looks great! I saw it in person the other day.

[Walker EvansKeymaster]

Alcohol sales on the rise at Port Columbus
Friday, February 11, 2011
BY MARLA MATZER ROSE
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Maybe it’s the effect of the crowded planes or the security pat-downs, but people are drinking more when they fly. While passenger numbers at Port Columbus inched up 2 percent last year, alcohol sales during the fourth quarter at airport restaurants rose nearly 13 percent. In contrast, food sales were up a more modest 7 percent.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2011/02/11/alcohol-sales-on-the-rise-at-port-columbus.html?sid=101

[AntonioMember]

O’hare snags Virgin America to LA and SFO, going head to head against both American and United.

http://www.virginamerica.com/vx/booking/chicago-launch?cid=dis_00075_m

Two destinations CMH could use and zero direct competition.

They are doubling and perhaps trippling their fleet in the next few years, the cities that are aggressive will land them.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-22/virgin-america-orders-40-airbus-jets-as-fleet-doubles.html

[Walker EvansKeymaster]

Rival Indy airport growth plan takes flight
Business First
Date: Monday, February 21, 2011

A competitor of Columbus’ airports has put together a 30-year development plan that outlines the creation of a so-called “aerotropolis” that could include air and ground cargo facilities, freight-related businesses, conference centers, hotels and offices.

The plan released by Indianapolis Airport Authority, which runs six airports in the midsize city 175 miles west of Columbus, lays out how the airport will develop and profit from the land it owns. It also details plans for partnerships with Indianapolis-area economic development groups.

READ MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2011/02/21/rival-indy-airport-growth-plan-takes.html

[Walker EvansKeymaster]

Port Columbus gained altitude in 2010 as passengers returned, Skybus paid up
Business First – by Adrian Burns
Date: Friday, March 4, 2011

An unexpected windfall from defunct Skybus Airlines Inc. and revived interest in travel helped lift the Columbus Regional Airport Authority last year.

READ MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/print-edition/2011/03/04/port-columbus-gains-altitude.html

[Walker EvansKeymaster]

Port Columbus passenger traffic on upswing
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 03:06 AM
BY MARLA MATZER ROSE
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Almost 572,000 travelers flew through Port Columbus in March, up 2.2percent from the previous March, according to data released at yesterday’s board meeting of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2011/04/27/port-columbus-passenger-traffic-on-upswing.html?sid=101

[Walker EvansKeymaster]

Port Columbus airfares remain below national average
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
BY MARLA MATZER ROSE
The Columbus Dispatch

Airfares at Port Columbus remain below the national average as fares across the United States continue to rise.

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2011/05/04/airline-fares-columbus.html?sid=101

[anilloParticipant]

Road trip to the cheap airport, y’all!

[Walker EvansKeymaster]

Airport construction jets money into local economy
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
By JEFF DONAHUE
ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Statistics released May 25 by the Columbus Regional Airport Authority show the city’s three airport facilities have become major contributors to the local economy.

Elaine Roberts, airport authority president and CEO, said Port Columbus International Airport, Rickenbacker Airport and Bolton Field facilities are responsible for more than $2.7 billion a year in economic activity.

READ MORE: http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/gahanna/stories/2011/06/01/airport-construction-jets-money-into-local-economy.html?sid=104

[NewsParticipant]

Port Columbus traffic up 3% in May
Business First
Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Passenger activity at Port Columbus International Airport continued a string of modest gains in May, growing 3 percent compared with last year, the Columbus Regional Airport Authority reports.

READ MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/morning_call/2011/06/port-columbus-traffic-up-3-in-may.html

[DavidFParticipant]

News wrote >>
Port Columbus traffic up 3% in May
Business First
Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Passenger activity at Port Columbus International Airport continued a string of modest gains in May, growing 3 percent compared with last year, the Columbus Regional Airport Authority reports.
READ MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/morning_call/2011/06/port-columbus-traffic-up-3-in-may.html

Now I’m just waiting for the Walker bot to be launched.

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