Renovator2559 wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:59 pm
MCI aka "KC Airport" also did the same in installing glass jet bridges; so I think it is promising that Eppley may consider doing so. Especially since the airport is near OMA and the climate is similar.
MCI also had glass jet bridges in their renderings from the get go, Eppley does not... The terminal work is spec'd out at this point.
Renovator2559 wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:27 pm
I took a snapshot of one of the receipts from Hudson at Eppley Airport.
Somehow this store lists the Airport's address as "Omaha International Airport", could this be the name that they are planning on possibly renaming Eppley?
No. A bookstore/new stand at the airport has no clue about what if any name changes the airport is planning. Said bookstore/news stand has also been using Omaha International Airport on receipts since at least 2019. https://www.pahc.com/wp-content/uploads ... -23-19.pdf
Glass, metal, meh. You're in it for a few minutes and then you can look out the port hole in the plane. I've seen both and I just don't care. Yeah, there's a little jazz about glass ones now. For me, as long as I don't have to walk outside to get on or off the plane I'm good with either.
I'd bet there are folks in KC that would swap the glass jetways for cleaner bathrooms in the new terminal.
Glass bridges look great. But as Bob said, it's 5 minutes of your day getting to the plane. If glass vs. regular jet-bridges have a huge difference in price....go low. Glass bridges won't change any business dynamic for bringing in business. They would look neat...but I'd rather make the new terminal attract extra business, from existing airlines, and hopefully get a few new entries. Jetways glass or otherwise won't make a difference. But, agreed, it would look great!
flick70 wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2024 3:55 am
Glass bridges look great. But as Bob said, it's 5 minutes of your day getting to the plane. If glass vs. regular jet-bridges have a huge difference in price....go low. Glass bridges won't change any business dynamic for bringing in business. They would look neat...but I'd rather make the new terminal attract extra business, from existing airlines, and hopefully get a few new entries. Jetways glass or otherwise won't make a difference. But, agreed, it would look great!
The nicer an airport is, the more people want to go there, whether is conscious or subconscious. Southwest will be willing to connect passengers in Omaha as well as soon as they have the amenities that Southwest requires for connecting flights, just like OKC has. When passengers see their connecting city, they tend to like connecting in places they like, just like it was said by somebody else in the thread above they don't like connecting in LAX. I have another friend that avoids connecting in PHX on AA because the terminal is crappy. They also want to spend more time in the airport. 10 years ago before DSM was remodeled, I never got the airport early, it was more of a chore to travel. Now that they have a nice place to eat with good food and good beer, many times I arrive early, pull out my laptop for an hour and have a beer and some food. When I travel from Omaha, I never get there early, it isn't inviting. I would get my food and a beer offsite somewhere first before arriving to the airport. I'm just saying it's all part of the experience, make it nice, people want to go to your airport and spend money and then you end up getting more flights.
Oh Singapore, a truly first world city with a perfectly clean, modern, reliable transit. Where even an 11 year old can take the metro by themselves and feel safe.
Doesn't surprise me that Changi Airport is #2 best in the world, the city has a stable society that allows them to focus on proper urban design. Glad there are resemblances of our and their airport canopies.
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nebport5 wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2024 1:45 am
I bet a direct to LaGuardia via Southwest would boost the NYC numbers.
Probably not. As a New Yorker, Southwest is consistently way more expensive than AA, DL, or UA for when I’m looking to fly home.
Don't forget about the number of loyal Southwest folks with flight miles/points, etc. And for some of us time is money vs lengthy layovers.
Southwest is not very strong in the NYC market and they haven't had a ton of success there. In fact, they only do Kansas City to LGA at 1x daily where they are much bigger than Omaha and a city twice the size. I would not anticipate Southwest adding LGA from Omaha but I've been wrong before as well. Between American and Delta, LGA is already 5x daily and prices are reasonable.
KETV just had a live feed from the Lewis and Clark monument that appeared to show a tornado spin up and hit one of the buildings on the east side of the airport. More towards the general aviation buildings.
From the various social media photos/videos it looks like part of the general aviation hangers got hit very hard. As far as I can tell neither of the FBO's got directly hit, but it is kind of too soon to tell based on the various photos/videos.
Crews continue to clean up the east side of Omaha's Eppley Airfield Sunday. Friday's EF-2 tornado landed on private planes and hangars, totaling millions of dollars in damage. The Omaha Airport Authority said it is open for business ahead of the annual Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Meeting. "We looked at this and there will be no impact whatsoever on Berkshire Hathaway," CEO David Roth said.
Passengers sheltered for a turbulent hour Friday inside a parking garage, a terminal, and private hangars. "It was the clearest day, there was not a drop of rain, there was nothing from when we left our home," Christina Teager said. Teager and her family found themselves behind the storm and drove for cover inside a parking garage. The storm destroyed 4 private hangars with 31 aircraft inside, according to the Omaha Airport Authority. Some workers were also inside.
