Columbus Airport

[aboutmetro]

The above article was published on1/19/09. Here is one from USA today that was published yesterday.

USA Today: Airlines Threaten to move flights to Memphis

It seems the Delta exec is suggesting they could move connecting flights to their other hubs at Memphis, Cincinnati or Detroit. I'm not sure how that translates to more traffic for the Columbus Metro. Columbus could never handle that kind of traffic. I tend to agree it's a negotiating strategy.

[j.midtown]

As Lady Celeste says, to use the phrase "pull out", which implies moving all operations out, is wildly inaccurate at best. Neither Delta nor AirTran could give up Atlanta completely and while AirTran has been trying to expand its routes outside of Atlanta to lessen its dependence somewhat, Delta, even the expanded version with its new-found NWA hubs, isn't going to voluntarily weaken its home fortress hub. To do so would open room for increased competition from other airlines, including AirTran, to go after the substantial O&D traffic at HJAIA. This AJC article discusss this in more detail with air industry analysts and consultants opinions. This is simply Delta softening the ground in advance of lease negotiations and throwing its weight around as the new world's largest airline.

[mitchella81]

Columbus Metro Airport lands new airline

It's been a while since some good news came out of the Columbus Airport, but beginning in July American Airlines will begin service between Columbus and Dallas, TX. This is great news despite all the bad things that are said about the Airline industry the city is able to land a new carrier in the so called bad economic times means that something can be seen on the horizion for the city and i'm leaning towards BRAC expansion.

[kendal 8]

Today was the first day of american eagle airlines in columbus at the columbus airport.The american eagle airlines will be a new airline to columbus along with delta.American eagle airlines will have two daily flights from columbus to dallas/ fort worth.The columbus airport is also trying to bring more airlines to columbus as well.