March 10, 200916 yr LONG needed. As much as I am a high speed rail advocate, I understand that to have a full-bodied transportation system, that investments need to be made on all fronts. Reducing the space between airplanes from 150 to 5 nautical miles is a HUGE improvement, BTW. The Enhanced Vision Systems will allow planes to land in poor weather conditions, virtually eliminating most delays.
August 16, 20168 yr Who knew that there is a thread about this. Besides Hopkins thread is Locked. Mods can move to Hopkins thread. Any way new system should be up in 2018. http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/08/faa_proposes_nextgen_improveme.html#incart_river_home
August 17, 20168 yr Who knew that there is a thread about this. Besides Hopkins thread is Locked. Mods can move to Hopkins thread. Any way new system should be up in 2018. http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/08/faa_proposes_nextgen_improveme.html#incart_river_home Good news for CLE travelers. Now we just need more of them!
August 17, 20168 yr Who knew that there is a thread about this. Besides Hopkins thread is Locked. Mods can move to Hopkins thread. Any way new system should be up in 2018. http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/08/faa_proposes_nextgen_improveme.html#incart_river_home Why is the Hopkins thread locked? That's one of my favorite threads!
September 15, 20168 yr Good news for CLE travelers. Now we just need more of them! CLE posted its January-July numbers: 4.9 million passengers - total up 6.23% over 2015. International was 129K - up 12.45%. It's reasonable to project about 8.8 million for the whole year, which means the United losses, which were mostly transit passengers, have been almost made up with local folks responding to new lower fares. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
September 15, 20168 yr Good news for CLE travelers. Now we just need more of them! CLE posted its January-July numbers: 4.9 million passengers - total up 6.23% over 2015. International was 129K - up 12.45%. It's reasonable to project about 8.8 million for the whole year, which means the United losses, which were mostly transit passengers, have been almost made up with local folks responding to new lower fares. So the question becomes, are these numbers going to remain fairly unchanged, or as the fare wars here settle could we see a decrease again?
September 15, 20168 yr It's reasonable to project about 8.8 million for the whole year' date=' which means the United losses, which were mostly transit passengers, have been almost made up with local folks responding to new lower fares.[/quote'] History goes back before 2014. Before the recession and CO's massive cuts at CLE, Hopkins had over 11M passengers in 2007 and 10.8M in 2008. THOSE are the levels we have to beat not the lowest point since the turn of the century (2014).
September 15, 20168 yr History goes back before 2014. Before the recession and CO's massive cuts at CLE, Hopkins had over 11M passengers in 2007 and 10.8M in 2008. THOSE are the levels we have to beat not the lowest point since the turn of the century (2014). We're not going to beat those numbers without a new hub or sizable population growth. Since neither of those is likely to happen overnight, we have to be content with incremental improvement. The increments we are seeing in the last two years have been good enough to stabilize the airport's finances and allow them to pay down debt, enhancing their borrowing ability against the time when something that demands a major investment comes along. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
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