Louisville's New Airline (again)

For the second time in less than a month, a new airline has picked Louisville for increased service. In mid-January, Denver-based Frontier Airlines announced new direct service flights from Denver to Louisville. Today, ExpressJet announced new direct service to Louisville from Kansas City, Mo and Raleigh/Durham, NC. Both cities are top 20 for business travelers from Louisville.

This new carrier promise to offer Louisvillian travelers all leather seating and XM satellite radio in flight. Dates of service and prices for tickets will be announced next week.

This announcement is yet another sign that outsiders are recognizing the solid and growing market that Louisville offers. Louisville's business community continues to expand at levels unheard of here in decades - and it shows. Flights such as these make Louisville more attractive of a destination for ease of use and connectivity. While flights will not spur a huge growth in business, they are a sign of renewed strength in the Louisville economy. And in turn, they can be a deciding factor on whether a company stays in your town, or flees to other, larger markets.

These new flights are a great win for Louisville...and the city seems to be on a roll.

Louisville's New Airline

On Tuesday it was announced that Frontier Airlines would soon begin non-stop service from Louisville to Denver, Colorado. This announcemen was the culmination of several years of work on the part of Mayor Abramson and SDF officials. This will be the flight non-stop flight to Denver from Louisville and represents yet another win for the local business community. Flight will begin in April and will run at very competative rates.

Now if only we could non-stop service to Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle.