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Ok. The schedule is out and apparently WN isn't making much of a commitment to CLE afterall, but it is reducing service at CAK. CAK loses BOS, DCA, LGA, and DEN service and picks up a seasonal LAS flight. The DEN flight moves to CLE. Looks like Southwest is moving CAK's LGA flight to IND (for IND-LGA) and CAK's DCA flight to Columbus. With CAK-LGA gone, we may well see JetBlue add CLE-JFK. With the loss of CAK-DCA, we may see the return of Frontier's CLE-Dulles, though I'd rather see AA come in on CLE-DCA.

I agree that the more pax at Hopkins the more it will attract other carriers/routes/frequencies, and most importantly non-stop overseas service. Siphoning pax away hurts overall service. However, I do support a second airport in the region if it is strategically located and strategically used---and this is Burke Lakefront. Burke can offer things CLE can't, and should have reliable, frequent service to LGA/ORD, and other business destinations--that would strengthen our city for competitiveness. (And CAK, given its location, is in no way a substitute for BKL.)

I'm not a WN fan either. Its great because it increases traffic and demand at Hopkins, that's why.

^ummmm....do you realize that CAK's growth came precisely at the expense of Hopkins? Cleveland---the entire 10-12 county region may have lost the United Hub because of CAK's siphoning off of passengers from Hopkins.

Rumor has it that Southwest will be drastically cutting their AirTran routes at CAK and expanding service at CLE. If true, this is great news. Look for an announcement in the next few days.

would be far more enticing if this were a 10-12 story bldg with condos or apts above the store (which would also create customers for the store).... Especially being an important corner such as 117 & Clifton. Even 5 stories would have a dramatic impact over the store as planned.

^CEI is at 55 Public Square. 75 PS is the building next to it. Scene usually has its stuff right.

He's been there a long time. Change is good. Good for CSU.

^MTS--- SEA is a hub for AS, so there are options beyond SEA. But the larger point: there are fewer and fewer airlines left. If we have any hope to be a hub of an existing US carrier, it would have to be one that needs an eastern US hub. Only two probably fit the bill VX and AS, yet neither even serve CLE. So when AS announces expansion it would be good to be on the list to even get one flight in, but instead places like RDU are added.

^where exactly is this going? NW corner of 105 & Carnegie?

^I was very disappointed with that announcement....seeing those cities listed but not CLE.

true. that's why I said "mini-hub" above. FLL is the better connecting place. But B6's approach with CLE, at least right now, seems to be CLE as a spoke that connects to their existing hubs/mini-hubs/focus cities/whatever you want to call it. In other words, you won't see CLE-LGA or CLE-Portland anytime soon, rather any new routes will be to existing JetBlue strongholds.

JetBlue has a mini hub there, so in addition to a destination, its also a connection point between CLE and points south (from MCO, they serve Costa Rica, Jamaica, etc). I assume if they started such a route, they'd time it accordingly for CLE folks to make connections there. Click 'see all routes' http://www.jetblue.com/WhereWeJet/?origin=MCO

Re JetBlue service, the airline said potential new routes from CLE may be JFK,Orlando, Long Beach, and San Juan. I'd love to see a daily to San Juan and frequent JFK service. http://www.cleveland.com/travel/index.ssf/2015/04/jetblue_airways_launches_cleve.html

CLEVELAND -- Superhero's will have a new home at Hopkins International Airport and Burke Lakefront Airport. The Greater Cleveland Film Commission will display posters of the Cleveland-filmed "The Avengers" and "Captain America: The Winter Soldier." The film commission hopes the display will make its mark with travelers showing Cleveland as a production destination. http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/features/2015/04/30/hopkins-airport-to-showcase-avengers-posters/26623443/

from above,

Where does NOACA spends it money? You rarely hear anything about them.

This link has a pdf of the full story that was pulled by the Boston Globe: http://mail.universalhub.com/2015/globe-has-standards-even-when-it-comes-cleveland

What did it say that was so bad? Is it cached somewhere? Who is the author--I can try to find a cached version.

I don't want to see any decent business in Cleveland fail. However, understand the context. There are only so many retail spaces on the street downtown. Being open on a Saturday or after 4pm on a weekday isn't really an outrageous expectation. If we want people on the street and activity, and a healthy vibrant downtown---stores and restaurants cannot shut down at 4pm or be closed all day Saturday (and Sunday). I would rather have a place that was even slightly lower quality, but was open later during the week and open on weekends than the place that did close that had such few hours per week open. If we want to build momentum and a healthy downtown, places *can't* close at 4pm and be closed on Saturday.

^then they deserve to close! (really.)

^That's really prohibitive for builders. What does the code say, it is by stories or number of units per floor? How about for hotels or office bldgs? Also is this ADA or City of Cleveland code?

Well its gotta be something----very very poor service at best.