Pact cuts costs for airlines at Indianapolis International
A new agreement brings favorable outcome to negotiations that bottomed in 2007, when passenger carriers complained of footing bill for FedEx Corp.’s airport expansion.
A new agreement brings favorable outcome to negotiations that bottomed in 2007, when passenger carriers complained of footing bill for FedEx Corp.’s airport expansion.
Houston-based ExpressJet on Sept. 10 will begin four weekly flights to Branson on behalf of Branson AirExpress, the Indianapolis Airport Authority announced Wednesday morning.
Indianapolis International Airport sees first rise in passenger traffic in almost three years.
At Indianapolis International Airport, United accounts for 7.2 percent of passenger traffic and Continental accounts for
5.8 percent, a total of 13 percent, according to March figures from the airport.
Such “value added” services are a key part of the airport’s strategy, said John Clark, CEO of the Indianapolis
Airport Authority.
John Clark took trips to Malayasia, England and the Super Bowl during his first year as CEO of the Indianapolis Airport Authority.
The Indianapolis Airport Authority board had heard the allegations that John Clark, their star candidate for airport CEO,
spent big on world travel while chief of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority. Now, the Florida state attorney is collecting
travel records there and information from Indianapolis about trips Clark made here for job interviews.
Jacksonville Airport Authority spokesman Michael Stewart confirmed Thursday that investigators subpoenaed calendars, time
sheets and leave records for former airport chief John D. Clark III.
The Indianapolis Airport Authority is poised to pull out all the stops to maximize revenue in the face of declining travel.
Possibilities include hosting a farmer’s market atop the airport parking garage and opening secure areas to shoppers who aren’t
flying anywhere.
Airport contractor Indianapolis Aviation seeks approval for auto-dealership group to occupy hangar at Metro Airport in Fishers.
Airport’s new hires include Gov. Mitch Daniels’ chief legal counsel and a former Simon Property Group senior vice president.
The Indianapolis Airport Authority's plan for the next "30 to 50 years" starts with a team tapped Friday morning.
Five firms will study ways to use airport property, including the former passenger terminal.
A survey by J.D. Power and Associates has Indianapolis International Airport tops among 64 major airports in the country when
it comes to overall passenger satisfaction.
Indianapolis Airport Authority CEO John Clark revealed Tuesday evening that he is ready to proceed with a plan that could
transform the former terminal site into a hub for urban development.
Idea for old terminal calls for more deliberative planning of development in and around Indianapolis International to make
airport more of an economic development hub.
Indianapolis’ new $1.1 billion airport terminal faces at least two nagging functionality issues: inadequate protection during
inclement weather at the second-level passenger drop-off platform and sunlight that floods the ticket lobby, making computer
screens hard to read.
Indianapolis has fared better than some airports in terms of declining revenue, with passengers down
about 10 percent for much of the year and revenue off 16 percent at one point.
One of the first things new airport CEO John Clark said he wanted to do was to squeeze more use—and revenue—out
of the new airport terminal’s Civic Plaza space.
Entertainment planned for December could put airport visitors in a spending mood. Retail sales at the terminal have suffered
this year due in part to a 10 percent drop in passenger traffic, prompting the Airport Authority to search
for ways to boost revenue.
Airport concessionaires stung by a 10-percent drop in passenger traffic have asked the Indianapolis Airport Authority to ease
a policy that was implemented more than 10 years ago to keep prices in line with what consumers pay outside
the airport.