Okaloosa County BOCC — April 23, 2015 — II. f. Airport Funding Request
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II. f. Airport Funding Request
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Legacy Carrier Targets
Washington, DC
Chicago
New York/Newark
Miami/Ft. Lauderdale
Page 1 Source: Sixel Consulting Group
Low Cost Carrier Targets
Minneapolis
Trenton/Philadelphia
Cleveland
St. Louis
VPS as a Destination
Small Communities
Page 2 Source: Sixel Consulting Group
International Carrier Targets
Toronto
Ottawa
Montreal
Page 3 Source: Sixel Consulting Group
Destin-Fort
Walton
Beach
Airport
April 23, 2015
Since Deregulation, Only Four Carriers
Now Dominate
The Big Four Have 91% of US Seats
They Can Focus on Yield (Driving
High Fares) Instead of Market Share
1978 2000
Today
Source: Sixel Consulting Group
VPS Continues to Grow Service (With
Existing Carriers)
All Three Carriers Add Seats This Summer
United
Met at HQ in January
Added Larger Planes, More Flights
16% More Seats
Delta
Met at Conference in November
Additional ATL Flight; 5.5% More Seats
American
Met at Conference in November
DCA Coming Back; 4.8% More Seats
Jun-14 Jun-15
Non-Stop Departures Seats Departures Seats Capacity
Carrier Destination Per Day Per Day Per Day Per Day Change
American CLT 3.4 183 3.9 195 6.2%
DCA 0.2 12 0.2 12 0.0%
DFW 6.9 338 7 353 4.2%
American Total 10.5 533 11.1 560 4.8%
Delta ATL 6 734 7.1 777 5.5%
Delta Total 6 734 7.1 777 5.5%
United IAH 3.7 185 4 220 15.9%
United Total 3.7 185 4 220 15.9%
VPS Total 20.2 1452 22.2 1557 6.7%
Source: Sixel Consulting Group; Airline Schedules
VPS Growth Outpaces Others
Change in Passengers on the Gulf Coast
January 2014 vs. January 2015
10.0%
8.0%
6.0%
8.9%
4.0%
2.0% 4.0% 4.0%
0.0%
-0.4%
-2.0%
VPS ECP PNS MOB
VPS was the Second Busiest Airport in the
Region in January 2015
Source: Sixel Consulting Group; Airline Schedules
VPS Continually Pursues Service
Will Meet, in Person, with Many Carriers This
Year
Meet at Headquarters, Conferences
Host in Market, When Appropriate
Meetings in the Last 12 Months:
Source: Sixel Consulting Group
Other Airports Have Advantages
ECP/Panama City
St. Joseph Corp: $26 Million Incentive
$1.8 Million Tax Money for JetBlue
No Land Lease Payments
PNS/Pensacola
$10 Million Southwest Incentive
Tax Funding Available from City
No Land Lease Payments
Source: Sixel Consulting Group Research
VPS Must Compete Regionally
Nearby Airports Offer Aggressi
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Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners. “Okaloosa County BOCC — April 23, 2015 — II. f. Airport Funding Request.” April 23, 2015. II. f. Airport Funding Request. Crypt of Echoes evidence ID LED-2026-98a7a2780b0a47ef970b335abf2008fb. http://127.0.0.1:58097/evidence/LED-2026-98a7a2780b0a47ef970b335abf2008fb. Accessed [date].
Catalogue citation: Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners, II. f. Airport Funding Request, meeting materials for April 23, 2015. https://okaloosacountyfl.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=4&ID=8126&MeetingID=1280
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