Local executives and politicians have long groused about a lack of nonstop flights from San Antonio International Airport, calling it a roadblock to companies’ expansion and relocation here.
of its potential local customers to the Austin airport and 5 percent to Houston’s airports, according to an October 2018 report by Seabury Consulting commissioned by airport officials.
Increasing demand is one factor for airlines considering service growth. Another is airport facilities. Several gates are under construction and expected to open this year. The airport could have as many as 37 gates when the makeover is done, up from 23, to provide for increases in demand through 2040.The airport’s overhaul is the city’s priciest capital undertaking in decades, and federal money and airport revenue bonds are expected to cover the cost.A breakdown of key state and local races and candidates in the May 24 primary runoff.
For the revenue bonds, passenger fees, concessions, airline rents and other items are to pay off the debt. To get business leaders to invest, Greater:SATX, the airport and Visit San Antonio executives had to come up with a solution and demonstrate that a fund such as this will help make the airport more competitive, she said.
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