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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-04-1991.Sagging Boardings Worry Airport Advisory BoardTairspin " Sagging boardings worry city airport advisory board BY�Y E March, StaffWrRtsr year'sr ^t,•o CAPE GIRARDEAU — The ty's Airport Advisory Board con- auea at axprass concern over the amber of boardings at tho lunicipal Airport, which have gged well be" last year's pare. The airport last year reported ightly more than the 10,000 oardinga needed to receive 300,000 in annual Federal Avis - mems > lagged behind tan r/l. to take a divine e 10,000 enpbarie- " said board the city's entitlements prompted board members to discuss ways, to change the city's airport marketag strategy. Cole suggested that more should be done by the city administration and City Council to make the sk- Cuda for But during die Just = months "We re, go7mg to sit on our duff of 1991, boardings have dropped until enpiananents get so low that well below last year's level. we toss our falemi funding; he At Wednesday's Airport Ad- said. "If the usual response to Own gvisory Board meeting, Airport types of things occurs, once this Manager Mark Seesingg rind happens, their them will be some that there have been 1,60ida1 realistic planning into what can be toutlhrga this par, 616 kgs than done to put this airport back on the were s Of 1990 m the rust three right track^ months of 1940' See AIRPORT, lags 7 The number of boarding in at. Ox ---------- Airport From Page i 'Cole said he thinks the airport He said the airline, which he now is a "dead issue" to city offl- wouldn't name, is an independent cials. He said tint until people need that could provide connecting to use the airport, beanbags will flights to any airline that flies out continue to a* of St. Louis or Memphis. TWE I have not seen anything done at only provides comaatmg flights to that airport tat hcan be sea as a Trans World Airlines' flights out of step in the right direction to St. Louis, marketing that import: he Said "I J.T. Sewing said thatgiven think that we have o make an Of- TWE' -record Of canceled flights fort outside this community to and poor Service: "I'm almost ready bring thinggs to.�this airport to to say,'let's kids TWE out." reverse the Aoidwlg) rend" But Mark sewing Said it's likely Cola said he thought the airport that any airline seting the airport manager has been saddled with too would have difficulties similar to many airport maintenance three experienced by TWE. responsibilities, which has pre- You're probably going to have vented him from waking to market roubles with anybody, in you've the abpart r kxaH whip hopes of got to be able to say, 'Look, you're attracting admhona�arfbx service going to have to be able to provide fill clip. us with this minimum service,'" he Ik said dor dtyahoaid consider said, hiring someone to "mow the g dW "They can spend $100A00 on an and put up signs" and let Basing advertising campaign and have it work to market and promote the blown away with one canceled up to your hip PZ;Win ".1 and you"m 1Man§,ask¢d he Board Chairman Jerry"'---'�--"-- McChan d m said he didn't know of flig such as one recently def was =quick fixes" to reverse the to Winreservis Wing tt ram -Mus, back from the boarding dodBwar in the Persian Gulf. Maybe you're* Transit: In other business, the board re- McCiowm said. "At the end of elected McClanahan as its the year. when we're under the chairman. Other officers elected 10,000 anplanements and $300,000 were: Steve Nosier, vic-chaimnan, goo right down the drain, maybe so James Bowman. secretary. then people will sit up and take Board member John TV Sees• ing suggested that mom can be done tomote local passenger rides m the airport. He said that if Cape Cenral Airways, the airport's fixed boas operator, provides rides, the hoardings count toward the FAA's annual boardings threshold. Mark Seesing said at least orae airline mcendy has shown nn kier- est in providing service in Cape GimMemu. hie said a Texas -hared arsine likely would be willing to serve the airport if Tarns Wald Ex- prtss,the torrent airline, euBs auL "4" definitely would fike to cane m' TWE pugs ore std map be lot= in coming m even if they don't," the airport manager said.