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Meeting Agenda
City of Bangor Airport Committee
rd
City Council Chambers 3 Floor
October 14, 2014
The following City Councilors were in attendance: Airport Committee Chair Nelson Durgin,
Councilors, David Neally, Pauline Civiello, Patricia Blanchette, Joseph Baldacci and Gibran
Graham. Also in attendance, City Manager, Cathy Conlow, Airport Director Tony Caruso,
Marketing Manager Risteen Bahr.
Agenda:
1. Executive Session-1 MRS 405(6) Car Rental agreements-extension amendment.
Committee was in Executive Session for this extension.
Motion to extend the car rental agreements for no longer than twelve (12) months.
Motion passed and seconded.
2. Airport Statistic-September 2014
Airport Director Caruso indicated that the Domestic trend remains positive. The YTD Passenger
is remains flat. The three year average is up by 15%. This was the best September since 2005,
at 45,109! Load factors remain strong. Allegiant air at 86%, Delta at 80%, United at 78% and
US Airways at 83%. Market Share, US Airways at 48%, Allegiant Air at 10%, United at 6% and
Delta at 36%. Fuel Sales are mainly driven by the recently Military Movements.
Questions:
City Manager Conlow asked if the Fuel Sale numbers were relative to the budget numbers.
Director Caruso indicated that they are slightly over what we had on the budget. Marketing
Director Bahr indicated she can run a report, once the numbers were available.
Committee Chair Durgin asked about the status of the United flights. Marketing Director Bahr
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indicated that as of December 2 will be the last days for the season. They have extended the
contract and will be back in June 2015, but might come back earlier. Right now it is a seasonal
flight but if the numbers crunch right, they may consider staying year round.
City Manager Conlow asked about the diversions. Airport Director Caruso responded, now that
we have established a relationship with United, we are getting more diverted United and Us
Airways flight because we have the stations here. They are primarily diverted because of
weather. We refuel the aircrafts then they depart.
Airport Director Caruso discussed the Ebola situation with the Committee. He indicated that we
now have a task force committee set up. He did indicate that when the flights come to Bangor,
it is a Corporate Aircraft, no passengers get off the plane, and they park the aircraft remotely.
3. World Routes 2014 conference
Marketing Director Bahr attended this conference. She indicated that this is a tradeshow and
airline appointment meeting. This forum is a meeting of the aviation industry which includes
airlines, airports, tourism authorities, tour operators, and cargo operators. The driving force for
the meetings are one-on-one meetings that are held between potential partners and existing
partners. This year Bangor International Airport had 10 meetings and a tradeshow booth.
Meetings consists of twenty minute opportunity for BGR to present to Cargo and passenger
airline executives the reasons they should use or bring passenger service to BGR. The meetings
with cargo airlines were positive. Those who already use BGR expressed positive reports about
our service. We presented our “Economic Tech Stop” concept along with our air cargo
capabilities, competitiveness, convenience and great service at all appointments as well as to
those who stopped by the booth. Discussions with the passenger service airlines involved
proposals for service to Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, JFK and Newark for scheduled service.
Overall the discussions were positive and will be ongoing.