Originally Posted by
Renard
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/n...n-airport.html
Ellington Airport is changing its name — but that’s only the first step in a long line of high-dollar improvements coming to the airfield.
The airport is becoming Ellington International Airport, with plans to bring in domestic and noncommercial international flights. The new name comes as Houston Airport System has begun construction on a new terminal, tower and inspection station at Ellington, costing more than $10 million and slated for completion in a year to 18 months.
With a lot of the smaller, non-commercial airports in the area having a lot of private international traffic, this is a way for EFD to stay relevant. The demise of the Shuttle program probably has something to do with it as well.
I really don't see this pulling a ton of domestic commercial traffic. Since the perks of EFD will more than likely go away with these changes (free parking, etc.) what's the reason to fly domestically into EFD over HOU?
I wonder what will happen with the Wings Over Houston airshow.