Calgary Airport a number of years ago looked into trying to get some of the business from Anchorage

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The runway was built and then we were told that we needed a fuel supply and apron in order for the 747 s to be able to de ice. We got 16,483,000 in 2008 from NDI Trust to do exactly that but it still didn t result in any major carrier enterprise rent a car sales in california using this runway as a drop off point.
We enjoy an 11,400 ft runway, have the re fuelling capability but still no big birds have found a home here. Its not as if they are not using our air space. If you look up into the skies on a clear day it will not be long before you will see a big bird flying over the city.
Did the Americans in Alaska cut us off at the pass?. Ater all you are able to save an hours flight time from Asia by using P.EG as a re fuelling depot , so the traffic is there. We have the runway, we have the fuelling depot, we just don t have any action.
Yes we did get a flight into Seattle from P.G. , we bribed them to get that. . We got a flight from PG to Calgary with Central Mountain Air, all of that could have been accomplished without the longer runway. Now in 2013 we ve got the logistics property set aside, but you have to have the cargo carriers enterprise rent a car sales in california land and dump their cargo in order to have the storage.. So where do we sit? Not much further than we were back in 2005 . It s a bit like the downtown, we have all the facilities and bases covered, we spent a lot of tax payer money, we just don t have anyone who has the desire.
Posted by: middle finger on December 27 2013 5:41 AM I would guess the airport is further behind. With the increased area comes an increased cost for maintenance (snow removal). Now, without even 737's landing here, the airport will be losing more on landing fees. Look for an increasing "airport improvement fee" hidden in your passenger ticket.
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So, this is the situation, for most Airports. Find ways to spend this money. We at Prince George, first improved the Terminal Building for some significant spending, and then the next big project was to increase parking from 500 spaces to 800 spaces. (plenty of empty spaces at the Airport). The last big project was the Runway Expansion. This cost us a total of $36 Million dollars of which $11 million was borrowed by the Airport Authority from NDIT, and hasn't as yet been paid back.
Sooo, what came first the chicken or the egg. Was the Runway Project proposed as a viable project that would at some time in the future produce some revenue and jobs. Or was it put together by people who did not have the expertise or vision to properly asses the viability of the project, and now sits empty as a testament enterprise rent a car sales in california to their ineptness.
Every year we are told that next year, things will change, and we will see some action at the Airport. We have had three proposals for a 25000 Sq Ft Warehouse, non of which got off the ground, and we are now told that what (little) Air Cargo there is can be handled through Northern Thunderbird Air's new warehouse.
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The Prince George plan was for Air Cargo Jets (747's) to be landing fueling and taking off in Prince George. This has not happened. These planes supposedly would already be loaded with Cargo to the Eastern USA, and would use Prince George Airport rather than Anchorage for fueling, and eventually for Warehouse and Distribution. This never happened.
We are now told that if we could come up with Air Cargo that planes going back to Asia could load in Prince George we would have a better chance of getting some planes to stop. Initiative Prince George was doing a survey with business, etc; to look into the possibility of back haul traffic. This report was to be completed in June of this year, however haven't heard a word so far.
Calgary Airport a number of years ago looked into trying to get some of the business from Anchorage to come to Calary, and they concluded that there was not a good business case for a project. Prince George chose to ignore the Calgary experience and go ahead. Seems they could have saved a lot of money if they had listened to Calgary.
What we need is a professional update on how this project is progressing, and when if ever, we can expect some return on our investment. This information has to come from the Management and Board of Directors of the Airport Authority. They have the responsibility to keep us up to date, and we pay them good money.
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This represents an upward revision of $1.2bn this year and $3.3bn in 2014, which reflects the impact of lower jet fuel prices over the forecast period and the improvements to industry structure and efficiency already visible in quarterly results this year.
�We must temper our optimism with an appropriate dose of caution. It�s a tough environment in which to run an airline. Competition is intense and yields are deteriorating,� states Tony Tyler, director general and chief executive of IATA.
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Posted by: Professional on December 27 2013 11:03 AM Wow, people still don't "get it". The airport expansion, painted as development for the region, is nothing more than an "emergency runway". This is still a "regional airport" under the guise of being and "international airport". The current enterprise rent a car sales in california facility is "not secure", and in being so will not see any further development or interest from large international carriers. The airport doesn't have the infrastructure to support inbound carriers, this mean "In Bond" facilities for direct international deliveries and customs clearance.
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