Tallahassee, FL -- September 21, 2011 -- Administrators at the Tallahassee Regional Airport say the number of passengers are declining.
Today, the airport's new leadership spoke at an economic development round table to discuss challenges, and figure out where to go from here.
A.J. Southard says she only has one complaint about the Tallahassee Regional Airport: "You cannot fly directly from Fort Myers, Florida to Tallahassee. I have to go to Atlanta to come to Tallahassee. it's been that way forever. So, for me personally, I would love to be able to get a plane in Fort Myers and fly directly to Tallahassee."
During a roundtable discussion Wednesday, the director of aviation said he projects a six percent decline of passengers for 2012.
He says one of he biggest challenges for the airport is that airlines are consolidating into large alliances and cutting back on seating compacity...prompting smaller airports like Tallahassee Regional to lose service.
"That's not a good thing because it causes a higher cost on accessing the global marketplace. The closest airport that competes with us is two hours away. That's an unacceptable loss of time for the business traveler."
Administrators say to overcome the challenges... they must identify and capitalize on new and diverse revenue streams...and seize new opportunities, such as reducing rates and charges.
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