Airport

Traveling can be very stressful sometimes - no matter if you are traveling to another domestic city for business or to a foreign country for pleasure, airport transfer services can truly come in handy. After a long flight, the last thing you want or need is to rent a car and start driving to your hotel. This is where the airport transfers step in and make sure you get a comfortable ride all the way to your destination. Available for executives, families, small or large groups as well as for individual clients, airport transfers are a great alternative to taxis, buses or other means of public transportation. The transfer is done with a clean private car, and it can surely add value to your overall trip. Airport transfers have changed over…

When something unexpected to me, was when me, my dad, and uncle Steve weren’t allowed on the plane. I have no idea why we weren’t allowed on the plane, when the plane was sitting right in front of us and it wasn’t leaving for 10 minutes. The airport service worker said that we would have to get on the next flight to Denver in three hours. We couldn’t go back to Washington, D.C. because the airport was 30 minutes out of the city, and we didn’t want to be stuck in D.C for another couple hours. …

Small domestic airports and airstrips in distant locations have led to the major airlines charging high prices for their passenger tickets. Lokichogio Airport is a great example. Located in the northern part of Kenya where the Sudan type of desert environment is seen creeping into Kenya, may not be the ideal place to have an airport. Honestly, one can only find the natives taking such trips to that region due to the fact that they have family in Turkana County. The influence of corruption in…

As I stepped off the airplane into the warm Haitian airport, my brain was filled with a whirlwind of emotions. I was excited, ecstatic to see the sweet Haitian children and their smiles again. My heart had been missing the country of Haiti since I left the summer before. As we departed the airport and stepped softly onto Haitian soil, I became anxious. I looked around at all the mountains surrounding the airport and was reminded of the beautiful brokenness of this country. I was flooded with…

Denver International Airport (DEN) has been operational since February 28, 1995. Currently it is listed in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) as a publicly owned, primary commercial service airport (“Denver International,” 2014). In 2014, Denver International experienced approximately 26 million enplanements, making it the sixth busiest large hub airport in the United States (“Commercial service,” 2015). Nearly 20 years after opening its doors, Denver International has…

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW Strategic Brand Positioning for an Airport I. Airport Brand Creation: The Needs and its Outcomes An Airport is a very complex facility. A lot of bodies work together for the success of and smooth operations of an airport one of those bodies are the stakeholders, all the stakeholders have an important role in ensuring that the customers are having a good experience. But such experiences are majorly or directly linked to the airport operator.  Figure (2.1) The…

When I walk into an airport the incessant trivial talk hits my ears as the passengers prepare for their journey. There – the sounds of excitement, anxiety, joy and distraction all mingle and become a blur; which becomes my focus. From what I have felt, sometimes a simple trip to the airport often reveals many different thoughts and feelings. A sea of people scattered in the arrivals and departures with an ambivalent cloud above them. It’s the symphony of a moment to stand still and watch as the…

describe a commercial services airport as, “those airports that accommodate scheduled air carrier service, provided by the world’s certificated air carriers” (pg. 12). These are the types of airports the traveling public usually thinks of when an airport is mentioned. Big name airlines fly from these airports, these types of airports are notorious for long lines, security procedures, and flight delays. The primary role of commercial services airports are to safely and efficiently provide air…

Sea-Tac International Airport The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is a direct result from the attacks on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. The US government having seized both Seattle’s Boeing Field and Tacoma’s McChord Field challenged the Civil Aviation Authority and local governments to develop a regional civilian airport. In March, 1942, the Port of Seattle answered and began construction of the Seattle-Tacoma Airport, most commonly referred to as Sea-Tac, completing…

Airports are categorized by their ownership, but their management is determined through its governance structure. The governance structure defines how an airport will be managed, operated, and developed. For example, an airport can be owned by a municipality, but operated by a regional or city-controlled airport authority. The majority of public airports in the United States are governed by airport authority. For instance, Dulles and Reagan Nation Airport are both owned by the federal government…