Charlotte Airport Aviation Director Jerry Orr Comments

If you follow my blog, you know by now that August 2007 is “networking month” for me.  So, today I went to a Charlotte Chamber event in the SouthPark area. 

The Charlotte Douglas International Airport Aviation Director Jerry Orr talked for a half hour about the airport. 

Here are some highlights as I have them noted…

• The Charlotte / Douglas Airport has 627 daily departures.
• They have 30 million passengers per year.
• They are a major hub for US Airways.
• They also have some minor airlines such as JetBlue and AirTran.
• There are 23,000 parking spaces for the public.
• Daily parking is $3 but may go up to $6 soon.
• They are making a new runway.
• They move 30,000 cubic yards of dirt today and are under budget and ahead of schedule for the new runway.
• It is unlikely that SouthWest Airlines will come anytime soon to CLT airport (someone asked).
• He jokingly said that TSA stands for “Thousands Standing Around”.
• He also feels that the TSA has not made security any better than 9/11.
• However, airports may be more secure because the public is more aware of the threat of terrorism.

What does this have to do with Internet Marketing?

Nothing.

But I did think it was interesting.

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