Travel managers at GE Aviation worked a deal last year that's saving the world's largest jet engine maker at least $100,000 in air fare a year.
Rather than fly on Delta Air Lines from expensive Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, the Evendale company persuaded low-fare AirTran to add a daily flight to Boston, near the home of a GE plant and frequent meeting spot.
The kicker? The flight begins and ends in Dayton. The round trip requires a stop in Atlanta, but it's nearly $400 cheaper than a direct flight from Cincinnati's airport.
The story illustrates the loosening hold of CVG on the region's economic growth. Once a major business magnet, the airport that helped recruit Toyota, Ashland and countless other top companies now faces mounting frustrations over fewer flights to fewer places - and fares that consistently are highest in the nation.
Full story is HERE.
Rather than fly on Delta Air Lines from expensive Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, the Evendale company persuaded low-fare AirTran to add a daily flight to Boston, near the home of a GE plant and frequent meeting spot.
The kicker? The flight begins and ends in Dayton. The round trip requires a stop in Atlanta, but it's nearly $400 cheaper than a direct flight from Cincinnati's airport.
The story illustrates the loosening hold of CVG on the region's economic growth. Once a major business magnet, the airport that helped recruit Toyota, Ashland and countless other top companies now faces mounting frustrations over fewer flights to fewer places - and fares that consistently are highest in the nation.
Full story is HERE.
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