From a reader "Are you telling me this (Wright Amendment) had nothing to do with lower airport traffic?" Great Question. The slide in ABQ passenger traffic began in 2007; the Wright Amendment ended on 10.13.2014. Between 2007 and 2014, national air passenger traffic increased by 168%, and ABQ decreased by 27%. The ABQ leader can't tell which way the wind is blowing, and the $100 Million terminal upgrade will not solve Albuquerque's problem.
Getting Hollywood out of their private jets is not going to solve or improve the commercial travel. Although their method of travel is ironic as is NM’s incentives for it, given our climate alarmism, the real way to improve airport throughput is make NM attractive to families and business. Families, including service members, are not thrilled about coming to a state where crime is a real problem. And businesses look at the mandates and threats about energy, taxes, zoning and the environment and just say “pass”. A nice airport is nice, especially for those of us who use it to transit out of NM. For those coming here it should be unique and welcoming but it is a pass through and should not be the end all destination for people coming to NM.
From a reader "Are you telling me this (Wright Amendment) had nothing to do with lower airport traffic?" Great Question. The slide in ABQ passenger traffic began in 2007; the Wright Amendment ended on 10.13.2014. Between 2007 and 2014, national air passenger traffic increased by 168%, and ABQ decreased by 27%. The ABQ leader can't tell which way the wind is blowing, and the $100 Million terminal upgrade will not solve Albuquerque's problem.
Getting Hollywood out of their private jets is not going to solve or improve the commercial travel. Although their method of travel is ironic as is NM’s incentives for it, given our climate alarmism, the real way to improve airport throughput is make NM attractive to families and business. Families, including service members, are not thrilled about coming to a state where crime is a real problem. And businesses look at the mandates and threats about energy, taxes, zoning and the environment and just say “pass”. A nice airport is nice, especially for those of us who use it to transit out of NM. For those coming here it should be unique and welcoming but it is a pass through and should not be the end all destination for people coming to NM.