A Focus on Air Service
It's no secret that this will be a challenging summer for everyone involved in air transportation. That includes passengers, airlines, and airports of all sizes. With airlines looking for ways to reduce costs to offset the rising price of fuel, the air service industry has become extremely volatile.
CHO understands that its success is vital to the future of the local economy. Our plan is aggressive and proactive. Over the next several months we will be visiting with the airlines that already serve Charlottesville and the surrounding communities, as well as those that may be interested in future air service. The plan is simple... Sell ourselves. Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport is nestled in a strong economic region. It has a corporate-heavy support base that is quickly becoming the primary ingredient to small airport success. The strong support of area tourism just adds to the desire of air service to the heart of Virginia.
CHO is no exception to the negative affects of the current fuel crisis. With airlines reducing flights across the nation, our loss has been minimal. We have only lost four of the fifty daily flights to and from CHO. Of those four, we have replaced some aircraft with larger ones, reducing our net loss of flights to three. Nothing is certain in today's market, but one thing for sure, CHO will not rest until we are the airlines choice for air service to central Virginia.
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