Items that we all await:
- Leigh Fisher (consultant) Master Plan
- Louis Berger (consultant) New England Regional Air Study Plan
- IMG (consultant) recruiting efforts
- RFP's of two parcels of land
- RFP of the restaurant
- MassPort negotiations
I have been following the airport now for two years and this is officially the lowest point. Right now I can say, without a doubt, that there is no way we will get another airline at ORH for this winter (peak season). Meanwhile Allegiant can not expand fast enough and will be rolling out their IPO. We missed a huge opportunity!!
Time to sell or close ORH. Asking MassPort to extend the current operating agreement is a complete waste of time, we need to convince MassPort to outright buy ORH or take out a 99 year lease. Extending the agreement will only cost the tax-payers millions more and the current airport management will merely hire more consultants.
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Unfortunately , I don't think your going to see much news concerning plans for the airport until at least after the November elections. If there were positive news of any kind there would have been something more concrete to announce. Found this news item at the Massport website linked from the Worcester Airport website, Massport is reissuing an RFP for an FBO at Hanscom because Crosspoint Aviation withdrew. Maybe other FBO's are looking at the parcels at Worcester to expand general and corporate aviation.
As for Allegiant, that bridge has been completely burned. Allegiant moved on and expanded. We showed them!!!
Maybe the question should be asked" What are the benefits of keeping the airport open at it's current status?"
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