GSP International

[gman430]

4 hours ago, apaladin said:

I don't understand Frontier. They originally came in and offered non-stops to Las Vegas and Denver which was great. Needed western destinations. Now they are offering non-stops to Orlando which several others offer.  

No other airline at GSP offers nonstop direct flights to Orlando International Airport. 

[gman430]

15 hours ago, Danmire said:

My flight from Atlanta to GSP last night was a 737-900 on Delta with screens in the back of the seats.  It was completely full as well.

My flight tomorrow is scheduled to be on this plane from ATL-GSP via Delta.  

[gman430]

Major site grading is now underway for the new economy lot by the way. The main road is now down to two lanes also. 

[gman430]

My flight home from ATL-GSP was completely full on this 180-seater: 

https://www.delta.com/us/en/aircraft/boeing/737-900er 

Did I mention we need BIGGER and MORE planes?  

Edited February 16, 2020 by gman430

[gman430]

GSP posted the 2040 master plan on their website: https://www.gspairport.com/site/user/files/71/GSP-Master-Plan-2040.pdf 1021 pages. Better grab some popcorn. 

Edited February 21, 2020 by gman430

[Exile]

At 1021 pages, lots of espresso, too.

[motonenterprises]

20 years is a long time. What are the doing closer to the present? Lol

[gman430]

43 minutes ago, motonenterprises said:

20 years is a long time. What are the doing closer to the present? Lol

Here is the implementation plan in phases from now through 20+ years away and what is planned in each of those phases:

https://www.gspairport.com/site/user/files/71/07_Implementation_Final.pdf 29 pages instead of 1,021. Lol. Here are the different phases: 

• Phase I: (0 to 5 years), 2019-2023
• Phase II: (6 to 10 years), 2024-2028
• Phase III: (11 to 20 years), 2029-2038
• Phase IV: Beyond 2038 or as demand materializes.

Edited February 22, 2020 by gman430

[gman430]

Breeze isn’t the only low-cost carrier ramping up: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-02-12/former-united-cfo-raises-125-million-for-startup-airline

[distortedlogic]

https://thepointsguy.com/news/breeze-airline-first-routes-in-eastern-usa/

First routes to be in eastern US, mostly North -South.

[gman430]

46 minutes ago, distortedlogic said:

https://thepointsguy.com/news/breeze-airline-first-routes-in-eastern-usa/

First routes to be in eastern US, mostly North -South.

Hope that means GSP lands them. I know for a fact GSP’s air service development team is in negotiations with Breeze to start service here also. 

[distortedlogic]

17 hours ago, gman430 said:

Hope that means GSP lands them. I know for a fact GSP’s air service development team is in negotiations with Breeze to start service here also. 

I would think we're a perfect market.  Fingers crossed!

[distortedlogic]

Jan passenger numbers in. Up 6.6% from Jan 2019 to 192,431. Jan and Feb were the only two months last year not surpassing 200k. Here are the numbers from Jan the past few years:

2020 : 192,431

2019 : 180,437

2018 : 154,489

2017 : 144,635

Pretty impressive growth for our small airport. 

[gman430]

I imagine passenger numbers for March and maybe even February at GSP will look pretty dismal due to the Coronavirus. Of course every airport in the world will probably have bad numbers so we won’t be alone.

Edited March 6, 2020 by gman430

[gman430]

Well, my plane this morning out of GSP is almost completely full so who knows.   

[distortedlogic]

I doubt GSP will be affected greatly since it doesn't have any international flights and isn't a huge tourist destination. There will likely be a small reduction but probably nothing big.

[gman430]

I certainly hope you’re right. Airlines GSP should have:

Spirit

JetBlue

Alaska 

Air Canada

Lufthansa

 

Edited March 8, 2020 by gman430

[green3]

Just saw one of the new British Airways 787-10 flying out of GSP.   I think all 787 production is out of Charleston.   The article mentions the first flight to Atlanta will be today.   Not sure the reasoning behind this route though.   I will only look at this as a signal of positive things to come!

https://simpleflying.com/british-airways-first-787-10-dreamliner-delayed/

 

     

[rssgvegas]

10 hours ago, green3 said:

Just saw one of the new British Airways 787-10 flying out of GSP.   I think all 787 production is out of Charleston.   The article mentions the first flight to Atlanta will be today.   Not sure the reasoning behind this route though.   I will only look at this as a signal of positive things to come!

https://simpleflying.com/british-airways-first-787-10-dreamliner-delayed/

 

     

Alot of Dreamliners fly up to GSP and do touch and gos during test flying from CHS.  Planes aren't always painted though.  Was cool to see one all decked out in BA livery today!

[gman430]

After reading the news articles about airlines cutting capacity over the 24 hours...yeah all of the airports and airlines are pretty much screwed. Passenger numbers are going to be wayyyy down from last year. 

Edited March 16, 2020 by gman430

[NewlyUpstate]

5 hours ago, gman430 said:

After reading the news articles about airlines cutting capacity over the 24 hours...yeah all of the airports and airlines are pretty much screwed. Passenger numbers are going to be wayyyy down from last year. 

There's rumors all over the internet that the government is preparing for and planning a domestic travel ban within the next 48-72 hours.

[vicupstate]

Considering most flights are nearly empty, not sure if it makes that much difference.  

[Den2Gvl]

1 hour ago, NewlyUpstate said:

There's rumors all over the internet that the government is preparing for and planning a domestic travel ban within the next 48-72 hours.

I kept getting these texts from various sources about the national quarantine. It seemed a little fishy to me with how many copy/paste messages I got, so I googled it. The news reports are saying that it's a hoax. 

https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-national-quarentine-shutdown-texts-1492440

[NewlyUpstate]

9 hours ago, Den2Gvl said:

I kept getting these texts from various sources about the national quarantine. It seemed a little fishy to me with how many copy/paste messages I got, so I googled it. The news reports are saying that it's a hoax. 

https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-national-quarentine-shutdown-texts-1492440

National quarantine would be different than a domestic travel ban. Quarantine would be more excessive, but SF has already enacted one and other major cities are likely not far behind. Massachusetts is talking about doing a state wide one pretty soon.

A domestic travel ban is really the next logical step and should've been enacted at least a week ago.

Edited March 17, 2020 by NewlyUpstate

[gman430]

Woohoo: https://www.wspa.com/news/coronavirus/gsp-international-airport-temporarily-suspends-some-parking-valet-services/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WSPA_7News