Sunday, July 08, 2007
The Airport, an economic key to Cleveland
I hope Cleveland can land the expanded Continental Airlines hub at Hopkins International Airport:
http://www.cleveland.com/plaindealer/stories/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1182859060210910.xml&coll=2
It would mean some much needed jobs. But I wonder if Cleveland's reluctance to improve the airport will hurt the city again. There has been talk of expanding runways:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-05-07-cleveland-runway_N.htm
The article mentions the runway would only be needed for pacific rim glights. But the lack of non-stop destiantions has been one of many reasons a comapny leaves Cleveland, or chooses not to come at all. Boeing was once considering northeast Ohio for a plant. They would have used Cleveland's port, but Youngstown's airport, Hopkins wasn't enough.
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-104114156.html
Yes traffic may be declining at Hopkins, but that may mean an investment needs to be made to make it a viable option. The runway expansion may not be needed for this potential Contiental project, but it is an example of the lack of foresight in the past.
http://www.cleveland.com/plaindealer/stories/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1182859060210910.xml&coll=2
It would mean some much needed jobs. But I wonder if Cleveland's reluctance to improve the airport will hurt the city again. There has been talk of expanding runways:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-05-07-cleveland-runway_N.htm
The article mentions the runway would only be needed for pacific rim glights. But the lack of non-stop destiantions has been one of many reasons a comapny leaves Cleveland, or chooses not to come at all. Boeing was once considering northeast Ohio for a plant. They would have used Cleveland's port, but Youngstown's airport, Hopkins wasn't enough.
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-104114156.html
Yes traffic may be declining at Hopkins, but that may mean an investment needs to be made to make it a viable option. The runway expansion may not be needed for this potential Contiental project, but it is an example of the lack of foresight in the past.
