Originally Posted by DawgmanOH
(Post 26366686)
Here's a link to the story:
http://www.cleveland.com/travel/inde...art_river_home Fantastic news about the UC! So much for all the talk about it closing after the convention. |
Originally Posted by DawgmanOH
(Post 26366686)
Here's a link to the story:
http://www.cleveland.com/travel/inde...art_river_home Fantastic news about the UC! So much for all the talk about it closing after the convention. |
They need a plan for Concourse D. Some work would have to be done to connect it to the main terminal and upgrading some gates for larger aircraft. Not much progress being made on getting flights to Europe. How is the search coming for a professional Airport Director who can make things happen.
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Originally Posted by buckeyefanflyer
(Post 26366995)
They need a plan for Concourse D. Some work would have to be done to connect it to the main terminal and upgrading some gates for larger aircraft.
The gates need modification, sure. But I see no reason the current connection from C to D needs to be changed. |
Originally Posted by buckeyefanflyer
(Post 26366995)
They need a plan for Concourse D. Some work would have to be done to connect it to the main terminal and upgrading some gates for larger aircraft. Not much progress being made on getting flights to Europe. How is the search coming for a professional Airport Director who can make things happen.
CLE probably will never need the capacity of D again without the connecting traffic of a hub. And I'm still waiting for the CLE-MCI nonstop that Ricky Smith promised was coming last year :rolleyes: |
Great News. Will renew my UClub Membership.
Originally Posted by buckeyefanflyer
(Post 26366995)
They need a plan for Concourse D. Some work would have to be done to connect it to the main terminal and upgrading some gates for larger aircraft. Not much progress being made on getting flights to Europe. How is the search coming for a professional Airport Director who can make things happen.
Originally Posted by ctownflyer
(Post 26368868)
Should just be knocked down and replaced with parking or the return of the rental car facility. Should have settled with UA to make that happen instead of having it mothballed for 13 years.
CLE probably will never need the capacity of D again without the connecting traffic of a hub. |
A close in rental car facility would be fantastic. One of the (few) things I miss about not living in Memphis is that they built a garage within walking distance of the terminal with the rental car facility on the first two floors. And the per day cost of parking is $6 per day. CLT just moved its rental car facility back to the airport proper. I've rented cars at the airport several times and even tho I'm fairly familiar with the area, I manage to get lost trying to get back the rental car facility.
Glad that the PClub will remain open. And that food is improving. Now if they'd just have real yoghurt instead of sweetened stuff at breakfast. (Berries were back!) |
Originally Posted by manneca
(Post 26369501)
A close in rental car facility would be fantastic. One of the (few) things I miss about not living in Memphis is that they built a garage within walking distance of the terminal with the rental car facility on the first two floors. And the per day cost of parking is $6 per day. CLT just moved its rental car facility back to the airport proper. I've rented cars at the airport several times and even tho I'm fairly familiar with the area, I manage to get lost trying to get back the rental car facility.
Glad that the PClub will remain open. And that food is improving. Now if they'd just have real yoghurt instead of sweetened stuff at breakfast. (Berries were back!) Don't know the current operator/vendor. |
Originally Posted by chriskuo
(Post 26366600)
United announced new lease with CLE today.
Extends lease on banjo gates C16+ 10 years to 2029. AA will lease odd gates C3-11. Will keep United Club open through 2029. Will pay off Concourse D bonds (by 2029). CLE said A will be used for LCC. RNE ;) |
Originally Posted by buckeyefanflyer
(Post 26366995)
They need a plan for Concourse D. Some work would have to be done to connect it to the main terminal and upgrading some gates for larger aircraft. Not much progress being made on getting flights to Europe. How is the search coming for a professional Airport Director who can make things happen.
We've been through this already with CVG and DL where the airport let DL out of it's Concourse A lease obligations early in order to move the other airlines there. And more recently, they've let DL out of the Concourse C debt obligations early so they can tear it down and use the space for other purposes. |
That's why it's somewhat surprising they couldn't find a way to settle with UA getting reduced debt payments in exchange for CLE being allowed to re-purpose the space for parking.
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D is connected to C by the underground walkway, so you have to hike down C to get to the main terminal. This was a issue the last years of the hub as you saw a lot of local traffic passengers flights arriving and departing at D, meaning you had to take the underground and C to get to D. Not really a modern airport design this should have been part of the original design. It would not be attractive for even others airlines to use D even if had some kind of agreement from United because of this issue.
The bottom line is you have airport where the main terminal and A and B concourses are 60 years old although has goon through various remodel projects and your newest concourse that opened in 1999 sits vacant. |
Bonds and $1B in debt keep the payments in place.
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Originally Posted by RNE
(Post 26371768)
Like I've been saying all along. The CLE Club is here to stay! ^
RNE ;) Appreciating the bit of mirth........while others scramble to look up and reference the links to the multiple posts and illustrate that RNE "May" have stated otherwise. XZH445 stating...RNE showing that it is easier to eat crow while it is still warm. ;) |
Originally Posted by xzh445
(Post 26375030)
RNE showing that it is easier to eat crow while it is still warm. ;)
Did I ever say the future I foresaw was in this reality? Hmmm? Nope. :cool: I am a denizen of multiple realities—and sanitariums. ;) RNE, spitting out crow feathers. |
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