Airport planning for more traffic on isle
Q: This has been mentioned briefly in past articles, but can you please ask whoever is in charge of Galveston Airport: Is there any possibility Galveston’s Airport will begin regularly scheduled commercial flights? Has anyone approached an airline, such as American Airlines, to start service to Dallas DFW or the cruise lines for guarantees, to see if they could start service soon?
Given the very nice renovation of the terminal building and the increasing number of cruise ship passengers, it would be such a convenience to fly into Galveston, and most passengers would even be willing to pay a premium for it. Do we need to secure government funding to help start service, such as they did in Joplin, Mo., and other small towns?
A: Hud Hopkins, airport director at Scholes International Airport at Galveston, replied:
These are great questions, ones that we periodically ask ourselves. Our airport never wants to miss out on an opportunity
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