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[gsupstate]

The airport expansion and renovation project has been awarded to a contractor and work is scheduled to start sometime in December.    Can't wait to start flying into a beautiful new GSP!

http://www.aviationn...&news_ID=198137

[Danmire]

The Greenville News is reporting that the schematic design for the airport renovations has been approved an dthe budget has been increased to $102mil.
Here's a link to some of the renderings:
http://www.wyff4.com...400/detail.html

[citylife]

58 page presentation document from GSP Airport on the project: http://gspairport.co...resentation.pdf

October 12th– Cost Estimates

November 14th – Final schematic design review with the Task Force

November 21st – Seek final approval of schematic design from full Commission

and seek approval to move in full design development and construction

documents

January 9th – Seek construction approval on the enabling projects and start

commencing enabling project construction

March 12th – Complete design development and ask for approval to move

forward with construction

October 2012 – Enabling Projects completed

October 2014 – Estimated completion of construction. This is for a 2 year

construction cycle which we will be discussing with the Commission as to

whether this is a 2-3 year construction project or a 4 year depending on cost and

amount of construction disruption.

Edited by citylife, 21 November 2011 - 06:45 PM.

[citylife]

Edited by citylife, 21 November 2011 - 08:33 PM.

[Greenville]

Thanks for posting the video, citylife. As excited as I've been about the airport renovations, I'm sorry to say that I find the renderings in this video to be very underwhelming. The design shown here is not as ambitious as previous options considered. I was hoping for more of a mountain lodge-y feel. Where is the dark wood and earth tones?!?

Also, I don't feel that anything is really changing other than putting the one security checkpoint at the top of the stairs and having a shared concession area. While that is certainly an improvement, I would like to see more restaurants AND retail space. This renovation is supposed to get us through 2030, yes?

Again, these improvements are certainly better than what we have but for the time and money invested I am not impressed.

[citylife]

From the Greenville News:

Delta adding direct non-stop flight from GSP to NYC LaGuardia. The Embrarer 145 50-seat plane will leave GSP at 12:10 p.m. and arrive at LaGuardia at 2:05 p.m. The flight will leave LaGuardia at 9:30 a.m. and arrive at GSP at 11:40 a.m. The changes become effective July 11th.

Edited by citylife, 16 December 2011 - 02:52 PM.

[Greenville]

citylife, on 16 December 2011 - 02:44 PM, said:

From the Greenville News:

Delta adding direct non-stop flight from GSP to NYC LaGuardia. The Embrarer 145 50-seat plane will leave GSP at 12:10 p.m. and arrive at LaGuardia at 2:05 p.m. The flight will leave LaGuardia at 9:30 a.m. and arrive at GSP at 11:40 a.m. The changes become effective July 11th.

Excellent to hear. This will be in addition to the existing non-stop flights between GSP and LGA already offered by Delta.

[citylife]

According to the Federal Bureau of Transportation, GSP Airport recorded the largest airfare decrease from the second quarter of 2010 to the second quarter of 2011 in the country. The average fare at the airport in the second quarter of 2011 was $376.97, down 14.3% from 2010's average fare of $439.74.

[vicupstate]

citylife, on 20 December 2011 - 12:27 PM, said:

According to the Federal Bureau of Transportation, GSP Airport recorded the largest airfare decrease from the second quarter of 2010 to the second quarter of 2011 in the country. The average fare at the airport in the second quarter of 2011 was $376.97, down 14.3% from 2010's average fare of $439.74.

The 2nd largest fare decrease was Charleston.  Southwest affect indeed.  The national average was an INCREASE in fares.

[gvillenative]

Let me tell ya, twice I had to get last minute flights on Southwest to BWI and it was a steal. On time to boot. First time in a while I have been on an on time flight into and out of GSP. I saw something on the way in on the access road from Hwy 14, maybe I'm reading into it a little too much but I saw what I believe is the old rental car lot off to the right as you turn to go to I-85 and I thought I either saw some construction equipment or some sort of activity. Was wondering if anyone else has seen it and what the signifigance is.

[citylife]

That is slated to be a cell phone waiting lot.

[citylife]

Expansion/renovation project now underway: https://www.gsabusin...under-way?rss=0