Charlotte-Douglas Airport (CLT) Expansion

[kickazzz2000]

That's the idea. 1960s mod. Kind of a throw-back to the glam days of aviation (that apparently fell off a cliff, never to be seen or heard from again). The women with good figures will look great in it, the ones without good figures (and there are A LOT of those at US) will look, um, er, not so great.

I like it. It has an Eastern Airlines look to it.

[HopHead]

Wasn't it just a seasonal destination?

That's the only thing I could think of. Must of been a pretty short season

[Miesian Corners]

Flight runs May 28 to Sep 3. Sounds like a summer season to me. All trans-con flying is scaled back in the fall/winter as aircraft are repositioned for Florida, Mexico, Hawaii, and the Carribbean.

Edited August 23, 2007 by Miesian Corners

[Miguel]

Jetblue starts seasonal service CLT-FLL starting 01/10/08.

[Raintree21]

For those of us that don't speak airlinese, that's a non-stop trip from Charlotte to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Currently, only USAir has non-stop flights between the two cities.

[Raintree21]

Orbitz is predicting that Charlotte-Douglas will be the 2nd busiest airport in the nation this weekend.

[rockhilljames]

I don't really know where else to put this so...

I was flying back from Denver last night on United, and the pilot came on and let us know that we could listen in on the air-traffic control chatter on channel 9. First time I had heard that, although I don't fly United that often. Is that standard? Do other airlines do that?

I listened for most of the trip and it was cool as hell.

[Andyc545]

I don't really know where else to put this so...

I was flying back from Denver last night on United, and the pilot came on and let us know that we could listen in on the air-traffic control chatter on channel 9. First time I had heard that, although I don't fly United that often. Is that standard? Do other airlines do that?

I listened for most of the trip and it was cool as hell.

Yeah, I remember being able to do that when I flew probally 5-10 years ago. To add onto that, though, I flew 3 weeks ago on AirTran for the first time, and they had XM Radio available to listen. I thought that was pretty nifty, and had fun flipping through a few Rock channels.

[HopHead]

Yeah, I remember being able to do that when I flew probally 5-10 years ago. To add onto that, though, I flew 3 weeks ago on AirTran for the first time, and they had XM Radio available to listen. I thought that was pretty nifty, and had fun flipping through a few Rock channels.

If you, or anyone, gets the chance to fly JetBlue, do it. They have comfy leather seats and 36 channels of DirectTV. Pretty nice.

[cltheel.sdl]

I don't really know where else to put this so...

I was flying back from Denver last night on United, and the pilot came on and let us know that we could listen in on the air-traffic control chatter on channel 9. First time I had heard that, although I don't fly United that often. Is that standard? Do other airlines do that?

I listened for most of the trip and it was cool as hell.

Yeah I've heard that. It is pretty freaking cool. Let's you know what's actually going on.

[Raintree21]

Article in the Observer today mentions the labor relations with the FAA Traffic Controllers. They say Charlotte is one of the problem areas when it comes to staffing/errors/training/etc.

[rockhilljames]

That's comforting.

[Miesian Corners]

^And don't forget about that radar running on an Intel 386. Comforting, eh?

[Raintree21]

Recent rankings released show Charlotte had 69% of flights arriving on time in July. That ranks us at #18 out of 32 major aiports in the nation ranked and is an improvement over June's 24th ranking (62%) and the July 2006 ranking of 22nd.

[Raintree21]

Last night the City Council approved an agreement with Midwest Airlines to run two daily roundtrip flights from Charlotte to Milwaukee. The flights will begin on September 15.

[HopHead]

Last night the City Council approved an agreement with Midwest Airlines to run two daily roundtrip flights from Charlotte to Milwaukee. The flights will begin on September 15.

I already thought this was a done deal? I never knew that city council needed to approve new airlines. I always thought that was left to the airport authority?

Edited September 11, 2007 by dbull75

[uptownliving]

Since the City of Charlotte owns the airport they have to approve everything that goes on out there. What the council approved was the lease agreement with Midwest where they will be leasing a city owned gate/ticket counter/ and office space.

[Skyybutter]

Quick update on Flight Attendant transfers into Charlotte. 125 will transfer on Nov.1st. Only 25 will transfer on Jan1st 08. Hopefully I will be part of the Jan 08 group as Im over the traffic jams in DC.

[Miesian Corners]

FYI to those of you traveling tomorrow via air. Rumors are flying (no pun intended) about a pilot sick-out at US tomorrow. I've heard it from pilots, agents, and frequent flyers. The idea is to make the flying public aware that East pilots (original US) do not have pay parity with their West (old America West) counterparts.

This could be nothing more than a scare tactic from pilots, but it's still a good idea to check your flight status before going to the airport tomorrow.

[atlrvr]

That will be the last straw for me and USAirways......I was going to fly JetBlue to Charlotte tomorrow morning, but then I looked and saw UselessAir was about the same price, so I figured I'd support them....both flights are non-stop, but I figured legacy's are a good thing.....should have stuck with the upstart with the free TV.

If this flight is cancelled tomorrow, then I'll be redeeming my frequent flier awards and be done with them.

[rockhilljames]

Same here. I'll be flying from Cleveland to Charlotte, and I'm on the last flight out. If I have to stay in Cleveland another night USAir will officially kiss me goodbye.

Smart move pilots. Way to think it through.

[rockhilljames]

Well, I'm done. Flight's cancelled.

That's it for USAir.

[RiverwoodCLT]

From the Charlotte Business Jounal

Charlotte/Douglas International Airport officials are drawing plans for a five-story, $50 million parking deck on Wilkinson Boulevard. They also envisions a people mover to ferry from the parking deck to the airport terminal and service to the car rental.

[New Name]

From the Charlotte Business Jounal

Charlotte/Douglas International Airport officials are drawing plans for a five-story, $50 million parking deck on Wilkinson Boulevard. They also envisions a people mover to ferry from the parking deck to the airport terminal and service to the car rental.

I just got back into town via the airport. I had no problems with USAir (for what it's worth). Also, I am amazed by how ridiculous the transport is from the terminal to the new Daily Decks. You have to board a bus, ride around in a circle, and then they drop you off about 100 yards from where you started. How much gas is being wasted on these stupid buses? I would have walked if I had the option, or if they are that concerned about it, how about a people mover, or moving walkway?

[rockhilljames]

I always walk to daily.

Take the middle path (under the statue) and just head on out. It's not a bad walk and you almost always beat the bus.