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San José plans for 9m in 2014
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Having
ended 2013
handling 8.8 million
passengers, representing
6% growth over 2012
figures, San José
International Airport
has its sights set on
breaking the nine
million barrier in 2014.
Last year’s impressive
results were due in part
to the arrival of All
Nippon Airways’ daily
787 service to Tokyo
Narita, and Virgin
America beginning four
daily flights to Los
Angeles.
“We expect this growth
trend to continue as
Alaska, Delta and
Southwest have already
announced plans
to expand services
from SJC to existing
San José’s top 10 most desired routes – North America
1. Canada – Vancouver and Toronto
6. Chicago
2. Mexico – Mexico City, Cancun and Puerto Vallarta 7. Dallas
3. New York/JFK – daytime service
8. Atlanta
4. Boston – daytime and year-round
9. Houston
5. Baltimore/Washington D.C. area
10. Philadelphia
cities in 2014,” says
Cheryl Marcell, Deputy
Director, Business
Development at San
José. “We continue
to have productive
discussions with
existing and possible
new entrant airlines
about new domestic and
international markets,”
continues Marcell.
Canada and Mexico
priorities
Routes to Canada and
expanded services
to Mexico are high
priorities for San José.
“Our Silicon Valley
community tells us that
daytime and year-round
services between San
José and East Coast
cities are also important
to them,” adds Marcell.
Nerdbird flaps into
San José. virgin
America’s four
times daily service
to los Angeles,
launched last May,
helped the ‘capital’
of Silicon valley
airport grow by 6%
in 2013.
Italy and Ireland
identified as targets
AEROPUERTO INTERNACIONAL MONSEÑOR OSCAR ARNULFO ROMERO
“We have
already
announced new air
access for 2014 between
Halifax and Grand
Bahamas, Glasgow and
Paris,” states Richard
Garson, Manager Air
Service Development,
Halifax Stanfield
International Airport.
“There is additional
winter capacity to
Heathrow and carriers
have added new
destinations to
competing markets of
Fort Lauderdale and St.
Petersburg in Florida.”
Halifax’s hot dozen
Despite this success,
Garson heads off to
Routes Americas in San
Salvador with 12 key
objectives on his new
route shopping list. “We
are looking to add future
international services
to Dublin, Rome, Las
Vegas, Amsterdam,
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Nuuk
[all in Greenland],
as well as domestic
services to Winnipeg,
Quebec City, Bathurst,
Wabush and London
[the one in Ontario].”
“Europe, Asia and the
Middle East are regions
that our communities
have indicated as the
fastest growth markets,”
says Garson. As the major
US airlines continue their
path to further market
consolidation, the airport
is keen to emerge from
this process with some
more cross-border points
on the network map. “We
will look to gain direct,
year-round services to
the larger unserved O&D
markets, such as Florida
and Las Vegas,” adds
Garson.
Work is underway to upgrade and
expand the main check-in hall at
Halifax Stanfield international Airport.
Due for completion this spring, this
development will provide additional
space for passenger check-in and
circulation, improved baggage
handling and screening systems and
a modernised façade, consistent with
the rest of the terminal building.
