Airport leaders are in the early stages of charting the facility’s next 30-plus years, a future that might eventually usher in additional real estate developments, a third runway, more gates and unmanned aircraft operations.
The site is just a few minutes from key employers in the airport corridor, including AAR Aircraft Services, Express Scripts, FedEx and Rolls-Royce.
Indianapolis International Airport is undergoing its most ambitious project since the completion of the new Midfield Terminal in 2008—a $190 million rebuild of one of its two main runways.
About 1,000 of the spaces in the new facility at Indianapolis International Airport will be used by car rental companies while the remainder will be designated for daily or hourly parking.
Host Angela B. Freeman talks with Harrington about her efforts to promote equity in the airport’s operations and among its vendors. And they discuss the importance of developing a culture in which employees can bring their authentic selves to work.
By midmorning in the eastern United States, airlines had scrubbed more than 1,000 flights after canceling more than 1,700 on Thursday, according to tracking service FlightAware.
Direct flights to commercial hubs around the world would create better opportunities for Indiana businesses to land clients and establish business connections in those cities.
Indianapolis Airport Authority officials are looking to 2023 and 2024, with a focus on renewing the nonstop flight to Paris and possibly other international destinations.
If the route becomes official, it would be the first trans-Atlantic flight from the Indianapolis since Delta Air Lines discontinued its Paris flight in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Republic, which provides passenger flights that operate under the flags of major airlines, plans to move about 1,900 jobs to Carmel, the city said in a news release. Its headquarters is now at 8909 Purdue Road.
According to tracking service Flightaware.com., 227 Spirit flights were canceled Monday and 58 flights were delayed. Multiple flights from Indianapolis were among those canceled.
Contour Airlines initially agreed to launch the three nonstop U.S. flights in June 2020, but the pandemic grounded its plans.
Under the partnership, the airport and city are expected to “work cooperatively” to find new potential uses for the 4.9-acre property, which aviation officials have requested to close following a decline in the facility’s use in recent years.
The new art gallery is an expansion of the airport’s existing arts program, which was launched when the new terminal opened in 2008.
The news of the new flights comes as the airline industry sees a rebound in passenger traffic from the pandemic, which decimated air travel last year.
The airline plans to launch a nonstop flight from Indianapolis International Airport to Orlando and renew nonstop routes to Los Angeles and Boston, the airport announced Thursday.
The flights, which will run from May 27 through Labor Day weekend, will connect Indianapolis with cities in Maine and South Carolina.
From the moment fans land in Indianapolis, there’s no denying the tournament’s excitement—with prominent March Madness signage placed throughout the terminal, pop-up retail shops with apparel and memorabilia, local artwork and live musicians. It’s genuinely a pre-game to the experience in downtown Indy and throughout the host sites.
The airport will be ready for visitors in town for the tournament with new March Madness signage, NCAA-sanctioned pop-up retail shops and enhanced staffing.
Routes to both cities begins at the end of May. The airline also plans to offer service from Indianapolis to Rapid City, South Dakota, in August for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
