Originally Posted by divrdrew
It's a shame that they stopped serving EFD. Living in Galveston for a couple years, EFD was a true lifesaver. Sure, it only had one counter, but there was only a single jungle jet / turbo prop at any time and the benefits of no-cost parking, coming only 30 minutes before departure, etc. far outweighed the hassles of only a single counter / kiosk and the line to check in.
Amen to that. Plus the max of 50 pax checking in and flying, can't beat the security line. Though I never figured out why the TSA had staffed that location with 3-5 people. Seems CO staff seemed to do with with 2-3.
I did read an article in the Chronicle stating that the HAS (Houston Airport System) is getting some additional Federal funding and that they plan on having more commercial flights out of EFD in the near future. Would be a great idea since Galveston is doing well with the cruise industry. I still hear that COEX may get SkyWest back into EFD.
I'll believe it when I see it...meanwhile trying to navigate my way around IAH. Seems like they change the roads everyonce in a while. Glad the construction will be finished in early 2005.