Airport would spend up to $1.5M on incentives


Albany International Airport officials are considering spending as much as $1.5 million on incentives to airlines to add new service or increase existing service at the airport.

Airport spokesman Doug Myers said airport officials had met with several carriers, including Delta and American Eagle, about increasing service or, in the case of Eagle, returning to Albany. American Eagle ended service here two years ago.

The most popular destinations now lacking nonstop service from Albany include Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Phoenix, Fort Myers, Dallas and Houston.

Eric Anderson

4 Responses

  1. JetBlue Fan says:

    How about going after JetBlue…. Use the E170 for service to/from JFK a couple of ttimes a day where people can connect to go just about anywhere. Maybe throw in some nonstops to other major business hubs.

  2. suened says:

    Bring in JetBlue.

  3. Barry Soetoro says:

    I doubt the $1.5 million would be enough incentive. That basically represents a free gate.

  4. Jr. says:

    Another vote for jetBlue, please do whatever it takes to get them to Albany! It seems like they serve essentially every airport in NY (LGA, JFK, Stewart, White Plains, Rochester, Syracuse) except for Albany. How is that possible??

    I regularly travel to Newburgh and JFK to take jetBlue. Would be absolutely thrilled to be able leave from Albany on jetBlue.