Post by ferris1248 on Apr 11, 2024 8:04:28 GMT -5
Things you don't think about.
Augusta Regional Airport sees nearly five-times as many planes a day than usual during the Masters. Plus it shuts down one of its runways for 300 private jets to park."
"It's organized chaos to us," the airport's assistant director of marketing told BI."
"American Airlines and Delta Air Lines always increase their number of direct flights for the tournament, but compared to last year, the latter has nearly doubled its seat capacity to Augusta."
"In years past, American has always given an influx of direct flights for Masters week," Smith told BI. "Delta has only offered maybe one or two additional flights. However, this year they are matching what American does."
"For the first time, passengers will be able to fly with Delta direct to the tournament from Washington, DC, Boston, Austin, JFK, Palm Beach, and Orlando. It's also resuming flights from LaGuardia and Detroit, plus the expanded service from its Atlanta hub."
"Our numbers are going to be very high because of all those additional flights," Smith said. "Normally, the Monday after the Masters is a mass exodus and that's our busiest day, but this year, we think Wednesday and even Thursday are going to be just as busy."
"A typical day at Augusta Regional Airport sees 62 planes take off and land, Smith said. During the Masters week, there will be between 100 and 300 planes daily. A FlightAware dashboard dedicated to Masters' flight activity shows a spike in arrivals this week, with already almost 900 landings since Sunday."
"We may have up to 300 aircraft parked out here at a given time," Smith said. "Now that changes year over year, because the aircraft, of course, are getting bigger."
According to the Augusta airport's website, it charges anywhere from $125 to $3,000 per plane in landing fees during the Masters, with heavier private jets like a Gulfstream G650 or a Bombardier Global 7500 being the most expensive."
Last year, 1,758 business jets landed at the airport during the seven days of the golf tournament, according to FlightAware. That was over three times as many as the week before the Masters.
The influx of passengers also means a need for more cars to collect them from the airport. Smith said some local residents rent larger vehicles for ground transportation, and the airport speaks to ride-hailing services.
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"We have contacts with Uber, Lyft, Toro, and make sure that they spread out their geofencing, and actually contact drivers from nearby cities and ask them to come to Augusta."
www.businessinsider.com/masters-augusta-airport-private-jets-delta-american-airlines-2024-04
Augusta Regional Airport sees nearly five-times as many planes a day than usual during the Masters. Plus it shuts down one of its runways for 300 private jets to park."
"It's organized chaos to us," the airport's assistant director of marketing told BI."
"American Airlines and Delta Air Lines always increase their number of direct flights for the tournament, but compared to last year, the latter has nearly doubled its seat capacity to Augusta."
"In years past, American has always given an influx of direct flights for Masters week," Smith told BI. "Delta has only offered maybe one or two additional flights. However, this year they are matching what American does."
"For the first time, passengers will be able to fly with Delta direct to the tournament from Washington, DC, Boston, Austin, JFK, Palm Beach, and Orlando. It's also resuming flights from LaGuardia and Detroit, plus the expanded service from its Atlanta hub."
"Our numbers are going to be very high because of all those additional flights," Smith said. "Normally, the Monday after the Masters is a mass exodus and that's our busiest day, but this year, we think Wednesday and even Thursday are going to be just as busy."
"A typical day at Augusta Regional Airport sees 62 planes take off and land, Smith said. During the Masters week, there will be between 100 and 300 planes daily. A FlightAware dashboard dedicated to Masters' flight activity shows a spike in arrivals this week, with already almost 900 landings since Sunday."
"We may have up to 300 aircraft parked out here at a given time," Smith said. "Now that changes year over year, because the aircraft, of course, are getting bigger."
According to the Augusta airport's website, it charges anywhere from $125 to $3,000 per plane in landing fees during the Masters, with heavier private jets like a Gulfstream G650 or a Bombardier Global 7500 being the most expensive."
Last year, 1,758 business jets landed at the airport during the seven days of the golf tournament, according to FlightAware. That was over three times as many as the week before the Masters.
The influx of passengers also means a need for more cars to collect them from the airport. Smith said some local residents rent larger vehicles for ground transportation, and the airport speaks to ride-hailing services.
"
"We have contacts with Uber, Lyft, Toro, and make sure that they spread out their geofencing, and actually contact drivers from nearby cities and ask them to come to Augusta."
www.businessinsider.com/masters-augusta-airport-private-jets-delta-american-airlines-2024-04
