Long Beach: Airport's new passenger concourse to open next week - LA Times
The new $45-million passenger concourse at Long Beach Airport (LGB) will open Wednesday, months earlier than expected at the site that's been a landing strip in Southern California since the 1920s.
The 1941 Art Deco airport building will be enhanced by the new concourse that adds 35,000 square feet of shops and eateries, gate arrival and departure seating as well as a garden area in the middle with palm trees and other plants. The ribbon-cutting is set for 5 p.m. Wednesday.
JWA traffic strengthens
Passenger traffic was up for the month of October and for the year to date.
John Wayne Airport
Monthly Airport
Statistics
- October 2012
|
|
October |
October |
% Change |
YTD |
YTD |
% Change |
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|
Total passengers |
776,658 |
726,513 |
6.9% |
7,371,518 |
7,206,031 |
2.3% |
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|
Enplaned passengers |
384,916 |
358,949 |
7.2% |
3,678,123 |
3,592,160 |
2.4% |
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|
Deplaned passengers |
391,742 |
367,564 |
6.6% |
3,693,395 |
3,613,871 |
2.2% |
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|
Air Cargo Tons* |
1,815 |
1,388 |
30.8% |
14,708 |
12,809 |
14.8% |
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|
Total Aircraft Operations |
21,436 |
19,394 |
10.5% |
216,767 |
216,273 |
0.2% |
||||
|
General Aviation Operations |
14,257 |
12,447 |
14.5% |
146,853 |
146,622 |
0.2% |
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|
Commercial Aircraft Operations |
6,896 |
6,650 |
3.7% |
67,256 |
66,725 |
0.8% |
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|
Commuter Aircraft Operations** |
241 |
263 |
-8.4% |
2,235 |
2,748 |
-18.7% |
||||
|
Military Operations |
42 |
34 |
23.5% |
423 |
178 |
137.6% |
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|
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San Diego International Airport launches first-ever nonstop service between San Diego and Tokyo
The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority and Japan Airlines will celebrate the highly anticipated inaugural Japan Airlines flight into San Diego from Tokyo on December 2.
The new route, which will utilize the new 787 Dreamliner, is the first nonstop link between San Diego and Asia.
November 19 - November 25, 2012
Allegiant's first flight to Hawaii leaves Santa Maria airport - Santa Maria Times Express Recorder
A jet full of passengers bid "Aloha" to Santa Maria last Saturday as Allegiant Air's service to the Hawaiian islands took off.
The company's first Boeing 757 full of Central Coast travelers left Santa Maria Public Airport and headed into the setting sun for the island paradise in the first of weekly flights scheduled by the company.
Allegiant Air began service to Hawaii from its Las Vegas headquarters and Fresno in June. Service from Bellingham, Wash., began Nov. 15. Flights from
Santa Maria and Eugene, Ore., began Saturday, and service from Stockton started today.
"Everything is looking good. We've seen great demand for Hawaii as we thought there would be," said Allegiant Air spokesperson Jessica Wheeler. "It's been really popular. In fact, Fresno was so popular after the first month we added a second flight each week."
Wheeler said the company plans to begin flights to Hawaii from Phoenix, Spokane, Wash., and Boise, Idaho, in February.
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Noise impact area of Bob Hope Airport due to shrink, traffic to remain flat - Burbank Leader
Time is ticking for residents living around the Bob Hope Airport to tap a federally funded program to soundproof their houses before a shrinking noise impact area renders them ineligible, officials warned this week.
With fewer flights coming in and out of the airfield, and quieter jet craft taking to the skies, the noise impact area is expected to shrink significantly at the north and south ends of the runway, meaning homeowners who currently qualify for grant funded soundproofing may soon find themselves outside the current boundaries that qualify them for the program.
A draft of the so-called noise impact forecast now goes to the Federal Aviation Administration, which has six months to review it.
Since the launch of the soundproofing program, 2,356 single- and multi-family dwellings have undergone improvements and the owners of 357 residential units have expressed interest, airport officials said last month.
November 5 - November 11, 2012
JWA expands service, still seeks passengers - OCRegister.com
Frequent flyers entering John Wayne Airport's Terminal C have the routine down: Park in the adjacent structure. Check in at a free-standing kiosk. Walk directly to security screening. Go to the gate and board the flight. On a good day, it can take 20 minutes or less.
The process may not sound extraordinary except that a year ago John Wayne passengers couldn't do any of those things - or at least not as seamlessly.
Terminal C opened on Nov. 14, 2011 as part of a $543 million expansion project of Southern California's third largest airport. Supporters hailed the expansion as a forward-looking plan in anticipation of passenger growth, while detractors saw an ill-conceived facility whose half-billion dollar cost outweighed its usefulness.
A year later, the airport has scored several successes, including the long-awaited addition of Mexico flights and new customs service. Passenger growth, however, has been modest, up 1.7 percent through September, behind an upswing in passengers at LAX, San Diego International and Long Beach Airport. Orange County's passenger traffic remains well below the airport's 2007 high of just under 10 million travelers.
Airport Director Alan Murphy said he is pleased with the progress so far and that opportunities abound to add flights to more destinations – with Hawaii at the top of the list.
Murphy said the airport also is looking at more East Coast destinations, including JFK, Philadelphia and all three airports in the Washington, D.C. area.
Passenger drop surprises Bob Hope Airport officials - Burbank Leader
The number of passengers at Bob Hope Airport plummeted by 10% in September compared to last year -- catching officials off guard.
Revenues generated by parking fees -- an important source of income for the airport -- also dropped sharply, according to the latest report released on Monday.
The decline, which senior deputy executive director John Hatanaka said “shocked” airport staff, was by far the steepest drop among other airports in the region.
Ontario Airport reported a 5.8% decrease, while Long Beach Airport saw a 6.4% drop, Hatanaka said. Meanwhile, there was a 1.48% jump in passengers at Los Angeles International Airport and a nearly 1% bump at John Wayne Airport -- both due primarily to stepped up international travel, he added.
Since January, a little more than 3 million passengers have traveled through the airport, compared to about 3.2 million during the same period last year.
While airport officials didn’t give specific reasons why the drop was so severe, Dan Feger, the airport’s executive director, attributed 7% of the decrease to the departure of American Airlines in February.
Airport officials are launching a $150,000 regional advertising campaign and upping the cost to park in Lot C in an effort to drive up passenger numbers and parking revenues.
The ad campaign will include billboard advertising in five locations in the San Fernando Valley reminding travelers that Bob Hope is a smart alternative to LAX.
October 29 - November 4, 2012
Ontario airport passenger traffic to continues downward, report says - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
All Southern California airports passenger traffic is going up, however ONT and Burbank are projected to lose passengers, according to a consultant. A report provided to the recently created Ontario International Airport Authority indicates that trend is expected to continue at least through spring 2013.
Addressing authority members on Monday morning, Robert Hazel of Oliver Wyman, a global management consulting firm, discussed ONT's performance and expectations in the years ahead.
Passenger traffic in 2012 is estimated to total 4.2 million, a 5.5 percent drop from 2011, Hazel said. That's the same number of passengers who went through ONT in 1986.
According to flight schedules through April, ONT will also have 6 percent fewer seats on flights than in the previous year.
There were an average of 111 departures each day in 2005, but there are only about 59 now, Hazel said.
Hazel said ONT has suffered more in the down economy than similar airports. The airport lost 37 percent of its passenger traffic from 2007 to 2011. The average airport of its size lost 12.7 percent.
Hazel said most Southern California airports have started to see their passenger traffic figures increase. ONT and Burbank's Bob Hope Airport are the only exceptions and are both projected to lose passengers this year, Hazel said.
Rather than comparing average airfares between medium-hub airports, Hazel said he looked at the average fare in selected markets for a more accurate comparison. For example, the average airfare from ONT to Denver on Southwest was $134, but it was only $109 at LAX, $119 in Burbank and $114 at John Wayne International Airport in Santa Ana, he said.
Business alliance forms to aid local control of Ontario Airport - Redlands Daily Facts
In a bid for local control of LA/Ontario International Airport, city officials have rallied the support of more than 100 cities and local organizations.
Now a nonprofit has formed with the mission to get a new ally in the fight: the business community.
The Ontario Airport Alliance is comprised of prominent community and business leaders who feel it is now up to this region to mobilize efforts for local control.
One of the main objectives for the alliance will be advocating for new management of the struggling airport as well as developing a much-needed marketing plan. And it hopes the financial support and clout of the business community will apply pressure on Los Angeles World Airports to relinquish the asset to a regional authority.
