Tuesday, December 21, 1999

Airport 25-year plan set

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Board OKs $1.2M for local consultant

BY PATRICK CROWLEY
The Cincinnati Enquirer

        HEBRON — The Kenton County Airport Board will pay a consultant $1.2 million to write what the airport's top planner is calling the key to the future of the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport.

        The plan, approved Monday night by the airport board, will assess the growth and construction needs of the airport over the next 25 years, said Bill Martin, director of planning and development for the airport board.

        “This is the single most important plan for the future of this airport,” Mr. Martin told the board before its members unanimously approved the expense. The plan will take a year to complete and will be crafted by Landrum and Brown, a Cincinnati airport planning and consulting firm.

        Landrum & Brown has a long relationship with the airport and wrote a long-term master plan for the airport's growth and expansion in 1993. This new plan will execute many facets of that master plan with the exception of air service and runway construction, Mr. Martin said.

        The new plan will instead focus on how passengers and others move in and about the airport property, Mr. Martin said.

        Components of the plan will include:

        • Recommendations for new roads and entryways into the airport off Interstate 275.

        • Construction of a terminal to combine and replace existing Terminals 1 and 2.

        • Identifying areas for parking lots and other facilities to be built and expanded.

        The plan is to be completed by the end of 2000, Mr. Martin said.

        In other airport news:

        • Air France has announced it will begin a daily nonstop, round-trip flight between the airport and Paris on May 15.

        There is already one nonstop daily flight to Paris, operated by Delta Air Lines, which operates a hub at the airport. Air France and Delta are partners in offering the flights between Cincinnati and Paris.

        “Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport is recognized as one of the best airports in the world by frequent fliers for its high standards, quality and service,” said Pascal de Izaguirre, Air France executive vice president and chief operating officer.

        “We are very pleased with the success of the first flight and firmly believe the Air France/Delta commitment will build many new business and tourism opportunities.”

        “The synergy of having two daily flights to one of the world's largest and most expandable hubs will not only offer an increased sense of international service for local passengers,” said Robert Holscher, the airport's director of aviation. “It will attract additional international business to the area and create a new awareness of our airport and community for air travelers throughout the world.”

        • For passengers concerned about potential Y2K problems, there are no flights scheduled after 10:55 p.m. Dec. 31, said Rita Wetterstroem, the airport's director of human resources and point person for Y2K readiness.

        The first flight of the new year will be a departure at 6 a.m. on Jan. 1.

        • The number of passengers flying out of the airport increased 3.2 percent in November, to 864,205 — compared with 837,683 in November 1998. For the year (through November), the number of departing passengers is up 3.6 percent, to 10,050,215, according to a report from the board's Air Service Committee.

       

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