From the Rockford Star, from blog favorite Tom Bona:
Mirroring a national seasonal slowdown in air traffic, Chicago/Rockford International Airport had its slowest month of the year in September.But bucking the national trend, airport traffic was again up over last year.In September, 11,750 passengers flew in and out of Rockford, a 6 percent increase over last September.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, September is historically the third-lowest month for domestic airlines.“Nationwide, Aug. 15 though about Nov. 15 is the roughest period in the year for the industry as a whole. September is worst, everybody heads back to school,” said Executive Director Bob O’Brien. “This is our weakest month, but not all months are created equal. It was expected for us.
”Allegiant Air, Rockford’s largest carrier, cut its service to six flights a week in September. The airline did this at several of its markets because of the seasonal slowdown.But Allegiant’s schedule shows a big upswing for Rockford in the coming months. While only seven flights a week are scheduled for October, 13 a week are scheduled for November and 15 in December.
Preliminarily, the airline is planning 19 a week during March — the most it has ever had at Rockford.That includes two flights a week to Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz., starting in November and two a week to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., starting in December. O’Brien hopes to see those routes add flights next year after early success.
Same Time Next Year
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It’s been nearly a year since I wrote about the problems that come from
having 11 bosses who are not on the same page about anything, as well as
suggestion...
3 months ago
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Saw this article in today's 10/8/07 Boston Herald "New jets heading this way no lightweights"
If commercial flights are not in the cards for Worcester Airport maybe they should look into these small jets .
Linear and Pogo Jets are both Massachusetts based according to the article. I would assume Pogo Jets based in Chicopee would already be looking at Westover.
John:
Linear calls Hanscom home and is operational. Pogo is going to call Westover home but is not operational as of yet.
You are absolutely right. Actually we have mentioned this a few times, but VLJ could be the next huge thing in aviation--or it could be a complete bust. What does ORH have to lose to put a bet on VLJ's? nothing.
http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/smaller-airports-have-big-appeal/20071009130109990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001
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