“In the last three to four years, we have been on their short term radar. “I want to make sure we’re still on your radar.” Fresno on Southwest’s ‘Short Term Radar’ Meikle said he met with Southwest in person earlier this year, and he’s had conversations with the company since. Now, Meikle says the airlines are working to capitalize on how they can come out of COVID-19 better than where they were before the pandemic. Prior to COVID, Southwest was doing some planning in the Caribbean and Mexico. These include, “airlines like Southwest or like, for example, a Spirit or Sun Country or others that we talk to,” says Meikle. He says the pandemic is actually providing an opportunity for airlines to rethink their route structure, rethink where they go, flight frequency, and type and size of aircraft. “The airlines are starting to do things that they perhaps would have never thought of doing before the pandemic,” explains Meikle. Pandemic Effects That Could Benefit Fresno
A new international arrivals facility to accommodate the growing volume of passenger arrivals. A new upper level concourse in the existing terminal with dual-use passenger bridges. Meikle says a number of additional components are included: And as the recovery continues on the path that it has been for our airport, we anticipate pulling the trigger on that one early next fall.” “I t’s going to be three years because it takes two years to build it. “W e’re planning a terminal expansion,” says Meikle. (GV Wire/Jahz Tello) Fresno Airport Terminal Expansion
Rendering of the Fresno Yosemite airport parking garage. “ If they were to approach us and say ‘we would like to serve this market’, we are prepared to say yes,” said Kevin Meikle, Fresno’s director of aviation. “There’s more coming,” Kelly said at a virtual Wings Club event on December 10. The destinations are intended to be permanent additions to Southwest’s network, he said. In October, Southwest Airlines said it will operate 13 daily departures from Colorado Springs to five destinations starting March 11. Southwest recently unveiled plans to launch service at Chicago O’Hare and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental airports, two United hubs, next year, as well as places like Palm Springs and Sarasota, Florida. The company plans to continue adding new markets to its network after announcing about 10 new destinations during the pandemic. Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly wasn’t shy when he spoke with Reuters recently about his airline’s future. This is a developing story and will be updated. Southwest and their arrival in the spring.” Kevin Meikle, Director of Aviation for Fresno Yosemite International Airport, added ”For years residents and businesses throughout Central California have expressed a desire for Southwest service and connectivity to their vast network of destinations and renowned customer service,” said “Southwest will expand the Central Valley’s air transportation gateway to Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, and we look forward to our new partnership with “Our arrival in the Heart of California, both on the Central Coast and in the Central Valley, will round out nearly four decades of investment in our CaliforniaĬustomers and communities,” Southwest Airlines Chief Commercial Officer & Executive Vice President Andrew Watterson said in the release. The announcement said the airline would also begin serving Santa Barbara Airport around the same time. Southwest Airlines plans to begin service to Fresno Yosemite International Airport in the second quarter of 2021, the company announced in a news release Wednesday morning.
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