April 30, 201510 yr I heard speculation that part of the reason is that this isn't Toyota's North American headquarters so much as its headquarters for the entire Western Hemisphere as it expects significant growth of production and sales of cars in Mexico, Central America, and South America. In fact that is much of what drives many corporate relocations to Texas -- not the supposedly low taxes but rather the proximity of Texas to production facilities and markets in Mexico and points south. This makes a lot of sense to me. www.cincinnatiideas.com
May 1, 201510 yr I heard speculation that part of the reason is that this isn't Toyota's North American headquarters so much as its headquarters for the entire Western Hemisphere as it expects significant growth of production and sales of cars in Mexico, Central America, and South America. In fact that is much of what drives many corporate relocations to Texas -- not the supposedly low taxes but rather the proximity of Texas to production facilities and markets in Mexico and points south. This makes a lot of sense to me. No....it's taxes, zoning, labor cost, land/building costs, etc. When relocating, companies always cite things like the above or say things like airline hub or climate. This makes for better PR
May 11, 201510 yr Is the runway finally clearing for JetBlue at CVG? Could this be the year discount darling JetBlue Airways arrives at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport? It's believed JetBlue is the airline Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber boss Brian Carley was referring to in an Enquirer story on Sunday, when he said CVG could land a new carrier later this year. A deal is not imminent, but CVG could be closer than ever to landing JetBlue. CVG has aggressively pursued JetBlue for nearly three years and talks recently heated up about the low-cost carrier starting nonstop flights to Boston, The Enquirer has learned. Several Cincinnati companies – many that have long lobbied for more nonstop flights to Boston – have been involved in the ongoing efforts to lure New York-based JetBlue. Cont "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
June 1, 201510 yr DHL plans $108M CVG expansion Jun 1, 2015, 7:19am EDT Erin Caproni Cincinnati Business Courier DHL Express plans to invest $108 million to expand its hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. The investment will create up to 50 new jobs and allow DHL to grow its aircraft fleet and international express volumes at CVG. It will also add new aircraft gates, further automation and storage warehouse space. http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/morning_call/2015/06/dhl-plans-108m-cvg-expansion.html
June 1, 201510 yr This is good news. NoKY needs the airport to be an economic engine, whatever the source. E commerce will continue to grow in the foreseeable future and Cincy/NoKY has cemented itself as a key player. Kohl's, Amazon, eBay and others all have sizeable operations here.
June 10, 201510 yr Allegiant Air growing again at CVG, adding jobs Jason Williams, [email protected] 12:12 p.m. EDT June 10, 2015 Allegiant Air is planning more growth at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport – and the latest expansion could signal the discount carrier is making a long-term commitment here. The Las Vegas-based airline plans to bring new jobs to the region by establishing a base operation at CVG early next year, The Enquirer has learned. http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2015/06/10/allegiant-air-growing-cvg-adding-jobs/71008348/ This is great news. I wonder if this means that new flights and routes are coming as well.
June 23, 20159 yr Lots of good info here, very very positive, CVG takes big step to end Delta dominance http://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2015/06/22/cvg-airlines-agreement/29114783/ BTW Frontier flies direct to Mexico and Dominican R out of CVG.
July 23, 20159 yr #BREAKING Allegiant Air to establish hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport http://t.co/1zFVqm7KgT "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 24, 20159 yr ^Agreed. And I just want to fly to places other than Atlanta, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Chicago, or New York without connecting. Particularly west coast cities where adding a connection blows up your whole day.
July 24, 20159 yr From worst to first: CVG flights among cheapest in nation The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport has been ranked among the nation’s most expensive for years, but it’s turning around in a drastic fashion. CheapFlights.com ranked CVG the nation’s cheapest airport in its most recent annual report. It was No. 77 on the list last year. The national ranking is based on average airfares found on the site in the month of June to popular domestic and international locations at 101 airports. CVG’s average was $199. Cont 2015 Airport Affordability Report At Cheapflights, we know the importance of keeping travel costs low and are always on the lookout for ways that travelers can save. After all, you don’t have to spend a lot to plan a great trip. For the last six years we have done our research so you don’t have to – ranking 101 of the most-searched U.S. airports by affordability to inspire your next vacation location. For our annual index, we look at average airfares travelers found on our site during the month of June to a mix of popular domestic and international destinations and use the data to rank the 101 airports on the list. There were quite a few surprises on the Sixth Annual Airport Affordability Index. The two most affordable airports in 2015, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International and Atlanta International, were #77 and #73 on last year’s list respectively! "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
July 24, 20159 yr I just want to be able to fly to and from Chicago without paying a small fortune CVG to Chicago/Chicago to CVG. $320 One Way $379 Round Trip* Lunken to Chicago/Chicago to Lunken $370 One Way $599 Round Trip https://ultimateairshuttle.com/destinations/chicago/
July 24, 20159 yr I just want to be able to fly to and from Chicago without paying a small fortune CVG to Chicago/Chicago to CVG. $320 One Way $379 Round Trip* Lunken to Chicago/Chicago to Lunken $370 One Way $599 Round Trip https://ultimateairshuttle.com/destinations/chicago/ Currently buy one, get one free for weekend trips: https://ultimateairshuttle.com/promotions/
July 24, 20159 yr That's still more expensive than it would be for me to fly to and from San Francisco and that's not right.
July 26, 20159 yr Actually, that makes perfect sense. Flying & landing an airplane in an hour & 40 minutes is NOT cost effective to the airline. They would rather fly NYC to LA all day long if they could. Short hops have a whole lot of problems & added costs. You shouldn't be demanding a cheap flight to Chicago. We should be demanding High Speed Rail to Chicago. Inter-regional travel (to Pitt, Chicago, St Louis, etc.) would all be better served by HSR than flights. Of course, we won't have it for decades, but we should start demanding it now...
July 26, 20159 yr That's still more expensive than it would be for me to fly to and from San Francisco and that's not right. What airline and what is the average cost? SFO to?
July 26, 20159 yr Southwest, I usually fly off peak mdw to SFO trends to be 170 each way which actually is more expensive but not by much. Columbus I can fly to for like 80 each way..
July 28, 20159 yr Frontier cuts CVG flights Frontier Airlines is reducing its service at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, the Enquirer reports. Frontier will discontinue its daily nonstop flights to Fort Lauderdale and halve its service to Las Vegas in October. Daily nonstop flights to Atlanta are also scheduled to end on Oct. 24 but could return in 2016 as seasonal service. The changes represent the biggest reduction in low-cost service since discount carriers returned to CVG in 2013. While they don’t necessarily mean Frontier is failing or downsizing permanently at CVG, the change could mark the end of the company’s growth at the airport Cont "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
July 29, 20159 yr That's still more expensive than it would be for me to fly to and from San Francisco and that's not right. What airline and what is the average cost? SFO to? Delta is the only airline that flies non-stop to San Francisco from CVG. The Average one-way ticket price is $246 according to FlightAware.
July 29, 20159 yr That's still more expensive than it would be for me to fly to and from San Francisco and that's not right. What airline and what is the average cost? SFO to? Delta is the only airline that flies non-stop to San Francisco from CVG. The Average one-way ticket price is $246 according to FlightAware. That seems about right. I have been on that flight a few times and the round trip is usually around $400. I fly a lot for work and was used to seeing $800 fares for mundane flights from CVG to places like Jacksonville, FL and Huntsville, AL (I was one of the few people using Delta's direct flight to Jacksonville before they cancelled it). Over the past few months prices have come way down across the board. Aside from CVG adding budget carriers, Delta has dropped prices significantly, at least on the flights I'm used to taking. They might not be to the point where they're cheaper than Lousivlle and Dayton, but when you factor in the cost of driving to those places they're competitive.
August 6, 20159 yr CVG adds a 'substantial' new tenant Tristan Navera - Staff Reporter Dayton Business Journal PSA Airlines Inc. is planning a "substantial" new maintenance base at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. The Dayton-based airline announced Tuesday it has acquired space at CVG to convert it into a maintenance facility for its aircraft. It will be opened as a PSA maintenance base later this year. The number of new jobs expected and the investment for the facility were not disclosed. “Having our own maintenance base at CVG will significantly enhance our ability to more efficiently support the maintenance requirements for the rapidly growing fleet of large RJ aircraft,” said Kevin Reinhalter, vice president of maintenance and engineering for PSA. "“It has been the intention and desire to carry out this work with our own staff of professionals." Cont "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
August 6, 20159 yr Just to sum this up, CVG will now serve as a maintenance base for Delta Air Lines, Endeavor Air, Allegiant Air, and PSA Airlines. If you want to count cargo then you can add Ameriflight, ABX Air, and Atlas Air to that list too.
August 22, 20159 yr Is DHL here for the long haul? Jason Williams, [email protected] International shipping giant DHL appears close to signing a new contract that would keep the company's North American hub in the region for decades to come, The Enquirer has learned. DHL and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport are working out details on a new facilities lease agreement that could keep the company here for at least 30 more years. http://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2015/08/21/dhl-long-haul/32137513/
August 26, 20159 yr Fast-growing online retailer building massive distribution center at CVG Tom Demeropolis - Senior Staff Reporter Cincinnati Business Courier Wayfair Inc., one of the world’s largest online retailers for home furnishings and decor, is expanding into a nearly 900,000-square-foot facility near Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. A joint venture between Dermody Properties, a national industrial development and operating company, and Hillwood Investment Properties will develop an 898,560-square-foot facility for Wayfair (NYSE: W) on a 52-acre site at 1600 Donaldson Road. Dermody Properties and Hillwood have a long-term land lease with CVG, which owns the property. The development, known as LogistiCenter at 275, will be the single largest development in the history of Dermody Properties. It will put more than 20 acres of space under roof. Cont "It's just fate, as usual, keeping its bargain and screwing us in the fine print..." - John Crichton
September 3, 20159 yr Press Release: Uber Cleared for Landing at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) CINCINNATI (September 3, 2015) – Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) today announced Uber Technologies, Inc., a Transportation Networking Company (TNC), finalized an agreement authorizing Uber to operate at the airport under their new ridesharing policy. Uber could begin pick-ups as early as 8 a.m. Thursday. CVG joins a growing number of airports across the country to recognize formally the benefits of offering travelers a new way to grab a ride through their smartphone. With millions of travelers passing through CVG each year, additional transportation options can help to improve the passenger experience. CVG is the first airport in Ohio and Kentucky to have an official operating agreement with Uber. “Our customers desire options,” said Candace McGraw, chief executive officer, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. “Uber joins other ground transportation options including rental cars, taxi cabs, On-Demand Van/Shuttle and TANK.” For additional information on ground transportation options, please visit cvgairport.com/trans. “This agreement perfectly highlights both Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport’s embrace of innovation and Uber’s commitment to meeting consumer needs,” said Casey Verkamp, Uber General Manager. “We’re excited to formalize an agreement with CVG, giving the tens of thousands of Uber users in Cincinnati nd Northern Kentucky, along with visitors to the area, access to the convenience of Uber upon arrival.”
September 13, 20159 yr Per an airlines aviation message board I read, American Eagle will be starting 3x daily to LaGuardia, beginning in January 2016. American Eagle has a fairly small presence at LGA, so this is clearly targeted at the originating and departing traffic. No real connecting opportunities on either end. I'm excited about this: Delta charges ABSURD prices on CVG-LGA (north of $1100 for a mid-week round trip, even if you book 3 months out!!!), and this should put some pressure on Delta at CVG.
September 13, 20159 yr Per an airlines aviation message board I read, American Eagle will be starting 3x daily to LaGuardia, beginning in January 2016. American Eagle has a fairly small presence at LGA, so this is clearly targeted at the originating and departing traffic. No real connecting opportunities on either end. I'm excited about this: Delta charges ABSURD prices on CVG-LGA (north of $1100 for a mid-week round trip, even if you book 3 months out!!!), and this should put some pressure on Delta at CVG. Good news. Checked priceline, random October Thursday for 4 nights, direct round trip $256-$300 on Delta....to LGA. https://www.priceline.com/fly/#/search/CVG:LUK-LGA-20151008/LGA-CVG:LUK-20151012/1?input-arm-key=3D4A050A3F4A050ANg4xzs5PakuyktF7so%23qTA9973&depart-time-filter-start1=2015-10-08T05:35&depart-time-filter-end1=2015-10-08T19:59&direction=outbound&slice1-alts=CMH-JFK:EWR:SWF:HPN:ISP&slice2-alts=JFK:EWR:SWF:HPN:ISP-CMH&country-code=US&v=ALLOW
September 21, 20159 yr Delta cuts more flights from CVG Delta Air Lines plans to cut the service to Pittsburgh, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Richmond, Virginia, on Oct. 1, according to an Enquirer review of the airline's upcoming schedule. I used to take that direct Pittsburgh flight for work on an almost-weekly basis. One time I even sat one row behind Mark Mallory on that flight.
September 23, 20159 yr Delta cuts more flights from CVG Delta Air Lines plans to cut the service to Pittsburgh, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Richmond, Virginia, on Oct. 1, according to an Enquirer review of the airline's upcoming schedule. I used to take that direct Pittsburgh flight for work on an almost-weekly basis. One time I even sat one row behind Mark Mallory on that flight. FWIW, DL still has non-stops from CVG to each of GRR, PIT and RIC from December 1st onwards. The non-stops to each of those cities for the October-November period were cancelled VERY LATE in the game --- Delta didn't officially do that until early September. The dynamic here is that things are very-much-on-the-edge in terms of DL's regional jet partners having enough pilots in the short-term. Things will likely be better in the longer-term, but things are close right now and the more marginal of the regional flights are getting cancelled. I do think each of those flights has some value to Delta, and Delta would like to keep them in an ideal world: (1) CVG-PIT is at the edge of "drive-ability" and DL can command a decent price premium for business travelers who value their time. Plus, it can be used for some connecting flows, stuff like PIT-CVG-DEN or PIT-CVG-DFW. DL can flow those travelers over DTW or ATL also, but having a CVG connection option does increase overall operational flexibility. (2) CVG-GRR has to get a decent amount of P&G/Meijer business travelers. Note, for instance, the rather-random-but-really-not-when-you-think-about-WalMart CVG-XNA flight that still exists. Anyway, CVG-GRR I think can still make some modest $. (3) CVG-RIC is probably most valuable to DL on the Richmond, VA end. Richmond is about the 65th busiest airport in America (it ranks right between Louisville and Norfolk) with DL currently the airline with the greatest market share. The region has pretty good demographics in terms of per-capita income, considerably higher than America as a whole. Given that, I think Delta ideally would want to keep their market share edge there and even 2 flights a day that allow flows like RIC-CVG-LAX help in that regard. Anyway, long story short: if I'm betting, I bet these flights may have a few more cancelled months, but are back as non-stops by the start of spring 2016, at the latest. We'll see.
September 23, 20159 yr Just an fyi, all the flights listed as being axed are coming back in the spring. Of course the enquirer is either unaware of this, or just wants to bait as usual.
January 7, 20169 yr ^ Awesome! Frontier has been a real boost to CVG. I'm very glad to see increased service to both SFO and LAX.
January 7, 20169 yr As for the California flights: the flights out leave CVG in mid-afternoon. The returns are red-eyes. Not a terrible schedule by any means. Delta has REALLY been scrimping on the CVG-SFO flights of late, they are down to less than daily. Competition on CVG-LAX is a good-thing. Delta runs that twice a day but it is expensive. Both CMH and IND get daily non-stops to LAX from BOTH American and Delta. Much much cheaper. I'm still hopeful that AA adds CVG-PHX some day soon. But that's probably a few years off (e.g., when Delta's lease on the B Concourse runs its course).
January 7, 20169 yr Competition on CVG-LAX is a good-thing. Delta runs that twice a day but it is expensive. Both CMH and IND get daily non-stops to LAX from BOTH American and Delta. Much much cheaper. Just like in CLE, former hubs will take some time for other legacy carriers to step in with those routes, as they cater more to those business travelers. It's nice to see this uptick in service and route selection!
January 12, 20169 yr Allegiant Announces 2 New Destinations & Celebrates Base Opening Nonstop Service to Destin & Baltimore / Washington DC Start In Spring More info here: http://cvgairport.com/about/news/2016/01/12/allegiant-announces-2-new-destinations-celebrates-base-opening
January 13, 20169 yr Allegiant will be making its Savannah / Hilton Head flights year round when service resumes next month. http://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2016/01/13/cvgs-hilton-head-flights-year-round/78739072/
January 21, 20169 yr Allegiant is already adding another weekly flight to its seasonal Destin, FL flight from CVG. It goes from twice weekly to three times weekly because the pre-bookings are doing so well. It was just announced on Jan. 12th. http://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/all...ping-ante-on-cvg-service-to-destin The article is behind a paywall.
February 4, 20169 yr Delta needs to just leave. The slow death is amazing and frustrating for everyone. http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/boone-county/hebron/layoffs-hours-reductions-for-delta-employees-coming-to-cvg
February 4, 20169 yr Delta needs to just leave. The slow death is amazing and frustrating for everyone. http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/boone-county/hebron/layoffs-hours-reductions-for-delta-employees-coming-to-cvg EXACTLY!!! I thought their stranglehold on CVG due to contracts/agreements that have been in place was to end at the close of 2015???
February 4, 20169 yr It has ended. The new user agreement is already in place and being used. Delta isn't as dominant at CVG as they use to be.
March 5, 20169 yr Concourse C is finally coming down this summer. It's been collecting mothballs for 7.5 years now. The space will be used for airplane parking and another de-icing pad. http://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2016/03/04/cvg-saying-goodbye-concourse-c/81300906/
March 5, 20169 yr Per an airlines aviation message board I read, American Eagle will be starting 3x daily to LaGuardia, beginning in January 2016. American Eagle has a fairly small presence at LGA, so this is clearly targeted at the originating and departing traffic. No real connecting opportunities on either end. I'm excited about this: Delta charges ABSURD prices on CVG-LGA (north of $1100 for a mid-week round trip, even if you book 3 months out!!!), and this should put some pressure on Delta at CVG. So, we're a couple months into both AA and DL being on the CVG-LGA route. I've flown the route twice in CY 2016, both times being on the Delta 6:15 AM flight (unfortunately, my employer's corporate contract requires me to fly Delta versus American). Observations: 1. Both the 6:15 AM flights were on MD-88s. This had been a 7 AM flight on a CRJ9, but when American announced their flight would leave at 6:15 and on an ERJ-175, Delta did their usual tricks of (a) up-gauging, (b) switching times, and © reducing flight costs (vs. the previously absurd $1100 mid-week round-trip levels). However, on each of those 6:15 AM Delta flights, there were about 40 people on board. ~30% load factor. Those are only a couple anecdotes, and I have no idea what the load factors are on the AA flights, but flying airplanes that are 30% full doesn't seem good for DL in terms of driving AA out. 2. If you go further out into April and beyond on the schedules, that first flight out that was an MD-88 is showing up as a CRJ9. Maybe that's just a placeholder: we'll see if DL switches back to mainline as we get closer. But could be an early sign that they're realizing they won't drive AA out.
March 8, 20169 yr Concourse C is finally coming down this summer. It's been collecting mothballs for 7.5 years now. The space will be used for airplane parking and another de-icing pad. http://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2016/03/04/cvg-saying-goodbye-concourse-c/81300906/ Hopefully they still plan to build an on-site car rental center where Terminals 1-2 were located. I have been spoiled by airports that have a facility on site, and hate airports that make me get on a shuttle after I land.
March 17, 20169 yr I think I read that's the plan. Yep. The "intermodel Consolidated Rental Car Facility" is scheduled for construction in 2018-2019. https://www.cvgairport.com/docs/default-source/master-plan-report/2-exec-summary.pdf?sfvrsn=2 It IS overdue. The current rental car set-up stinks at CVG. Although it is still infinitely better than Denver or God forbid, Atlanta. Atlanta: land in concourse D, walk through a packed concourse with no moving walkways, escalator downstairs, endure the packed and hot Plane Train past 6 stops, escalator back upstairs, walk through the large concourse, go outside, dodge traffic crossing a couple streets, board the tram, endure the 10 MPH trip that stops 5 times and crosses 2 freeways, before FINALLY arriving at the facility, where there are 40-minute long lines.
March 17, 20169 yr It is still amazing to me that in their long-term plan, they still plan on rebuilding Concourse A and demolishing Concourse B.
March 17, 20169 yr Am I reading that correctly on the Master Plan, that they are planning to add on to Concorse A? It looks like a fairly significant expansion.
March 17, 20169 yr It is still amazing to me that in their long-term plan, they still plan on rebuilding Concourse A and demolishing Concourse B. It makes absolutely 0 sense. What the hell are they thinking??
March 17, 20169 yr They are not even hoping for growth. They have accepted that CVG will be a small airport and therefore they want to shrink it to a more manageable size. They want to move everything into A, demolish B and C, and stop running the tram.
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