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December 30th, 2009
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Author: 2009 was a tough year for many businesses and families, and it was no different for the Louisville Regional Airport Authority, which runs Louisville International Airport and Bowman Field. Executive Director Skip Miller says the economy has forced everyone to tweak budgets.
“We deferred and reduced our capital major maintenance budgets for 2010 by over 15-million dollars and in addition to that, we’re reduced our operating budget by an additional million dollars, all in an effort to match up our revenue stream with our expense stream and we’re staying right on target with that budget with six months now under our belt,” says Miller.
He says availability of seats traveling out of Louisville went down in 2009, but so did fares.
The airline industry as a whole suffered a net loss in North America of nearly three-million dollars in 2009. In 2010, the North American market is expected to suffer a two-billion dollar net loss.
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A new direct flight service has opened at Louisville International Airport.
United Airlines will now provide nonstop flights to and from Denver, Colorado. Airport Authority Board of Directors Chairman Philip Lynch says there’s a demand for direct flights to Denver, and this isn’t the first time they’ve been offered.
“Frontier Airlines that was in here before it went into bankruptcy offered direct service and actually did really well, but then when Frontier went into bankruptcy, they pulled back everything, even though our service was making money for them but the whole airline wasn’t,” he says.
Frontier went bankrupt in August 2008. 50-seat planes are currently making the direct flights to Denver, but United plans to upgrade the planes to 66 seats in April.
“The airplane itself is a Sky West regional airplane—it’s a 50-seat aircraft. In April, we’ll upgrade that airplane to a 66-seat aircraft with a first class on it,” says Michael Beirne with United.
Denver is the 25th city to have a nonstop service from Louisville.
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The holiday travel season has begun and officials at Louisville International Airport are expecting crowds. But travel habits have changed over the years.
Airport spokesperson Trish Burke says many travelers now extend their holiday trips—leaving earlier and returning later than in years past.
“That’s in response to the airline pricing, which encourages lower prices for different times, typically non-peak times,” she says.
Burke says the regular advice to arrive early and pack light for holiday flights still stands.
This is not the busiest time for travel at Louisville International. Burke says the crowds are heaviest during Derby week.
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