Sacramento International Airport (SMF)

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yes and HP would have gone under if carly was still there

why is this turning into an anti boxer thread??

[Pistola916]

Mexicana has temporarily suspended flights to Mexico from SMF as it battles financial problems. I hope service will continue or maybe AeroMexico steps up to the plate. It would suck to lose service to Mexico. As it stands SMF has no international flights while freaken Fresno's Mexicana flights were unaffected.

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Mexicana Airlines suspends service from Sacramento International
blindelof@sacbee.com
Published Monday, Aug. 02, 2010


Mexicana Airlines has suspended service from Sacramento International Airport.

The temporary service shutdown by the Mexican carrier also is occurring in other cities as Mexicana faces financial difficulties, a Sacramento County Airport system spokeswoman said today.

Airport officials recommended that people with tickets on Mexicana call the airline's customer service number. The airline had four flights each week to Cabo San Lucas and one flight per day to Guadalajara.

Mexicana was the first airline to offer international nonstop flights out of Sacramento when it launched four flights a week to Guadalajara in July 2002. Those flights proved so popular the carrier eventually increased frequency to seven days a week.

The Associated Press reported that more than 500 pilots and flight attendants with financially troubled Mexicana Airlines (Mexicana de Aviacion) demonstrated inside Mexico City's airport Sunday to protest possible layoffs or salary reductions.

Pilots' union president Fernando Perfecto said his organization sent a letter to Mexico President Felipe Calderon asking him to intervene in contract negotiations with the airline.

The company is suggesting layoffs, salary reductions and less training as part of a new workers contract that is looking to slash expenses, Perfecto said. He said air carrier executives have told the union the airline could file for bankruptcy in coming weeks.

No one answered calls at the airline's headquarters seeking comment Sunday, but company executives have said the carrier is going through a critical financial situation and that it is analyzing ways to keep operating.

Mexicana's local airport manager told Sacramento officials that the company is reorganizing.

[What is a Rivercat?]

Does anyone know if the new Terminal B will connect to A? I tried to find out on bigbuild.org but that site sucks and blows.

[BrianSac]

Originally Posted by What is a Rivercat?

Does anyone know if the new Terminal B will connect to A? I tried to find out on bigbuild.org but that site sucks and blows.

About 9mos to 1 yr ago I spoke with a woman from the bigbuild; they had a community outreach booth on capitol mall at the time. She said, there would be no connection between Terminals A & B, except for the current Terminal A garage which will have a bridge to the new Central Terminal B building. Check-in counters, baggage claim, security will all be out of Terminal A as it is now for the current airlines there now except for Southwest.

Southwest is supposed to move into Central Terminal B which is ironic considering their were in opposition to the expansion.

On a nice day and with little luggage it it not much of a walk between Terminals A & B....its all outdoors uncovered, but on a cold rainy day you would have to wait for the shuttle bus if you didn't want to walk in the rain.

Once the big build is finished, you could walk between Terminals A & B by way of the Terminal A garage and remain indoors the whole way via the two garage bridges.

[What is a Rivercat?]

I just wonder if you have an connecting flight on another airline - and I know this is rare in Sac - would you have to go through security again for a domestic flight.

[BrianSac]

Originally Posted by What is a Rivercat?

I just wonder if you have an connecting flight on another airline - and I know this is rare in Sac - would you have to go through security again for a domestic flight.

Yes you would!

however, i believe future plans call for a second elevated shuttle train that connects terminal A with the central terminal B (landside bldg), but depending on where they build the second shuttle train you still would need to go through security again.

[Michael Kramer]

The flights to Guadalajara have resumed.

Originally Posted by Pistola916

Mexicana has temporarily suspended flights to Mexico from SMF as it battles financial problems. I hope service will continue or maybe AeroMexico steps up to the plate. It would suck to lose service to Mexico. As it stands SMF has no international flights while freaken Fresno's Mexicana flights were unaffected.

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Mexicana Airlines suspends service from Sacramento International
blindelof@sacbee.com
Published Monday, Aug. 02, 2010


Mexicana Airlines has suspended service from Sacramento International Airport.

The temporary service shutdown by the Mexican carrier also is occurring in other cities as Mexicana faces financial difficulties, a Sacramento County Airport system spokeswoman said today.

Airport officials recommended that people with tickets on Mexicana call the airline's customer service number. The airline had four flights each week to Cabo San Lucas and one flight per day to Guadalajara.

Mexicana was the first airline to offer international nonstop flights out of Sacramento when it launched four flights a week to Guadalajara in July 2002. Those flights proved so popular the carrier eventually increased frequency to seven days a week.

The Associated Press reported that more than 500 pilots and flight attendants with financially troubled Mexicana Airlines (Mexicana de Aviacion) demonstrated inside Mexico City's airport Sunday to protest possible layoffs or salary reductions.

Pilots' union president Fernando Perfecto said his organization sent a letter to Mexico President Felipe Calderon asking him to intervene in contract negotiations with the airline.

The company is suggesting layoffs, salary reductions and less training as part of a new workers contract that is looking to slash expenses, Perfecto said. He said air carrier executives have told the union the airline could file for bankruptcy in coming weeks.

No one answered calls at the airline's headquarters seeking comment Sunday, but company executives have said the carrier is going through a critical financial situation and that it is analyzing ways to keep operating.

Mexicana's local airport manager told Sacramento officials that the company is reorganizing.

[BrianSac]

Go over to the Transportation Thread under the DISCUSSION Forum to see more pics of the Expansion.

[cozmoose]

SMF is back to being a domestic airport.
www.mexicana.com

Mexicana Airlines (Grupo Mexicana) suspends its operations indefinitely

The current administration received the company seven days
ago under Business Reorganization (Concurso Mercantil) and
technically bankrupt.

Financial deterioration and lack of agreements force Grupo Mexicana to stop flying.

Grupo Mexicana deeply regrets all inconveniences caused to
its passengers.

[What is a Rivercat?]

Originally Posted by cozmoose

SMF is back to being a domestic airport.
www.mexicana.com

No me gusta

[Pistola916]

AeroMexico or Alaska, here's your chance. I have no doubt nonstop service to Mexico will return. The passenger numbers were good on Mexicana.

[Pistola916]

Just as I predicted:
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Alaska Airlines to fly from Sacramento to Guadalajara
mglover@sacbee.com
Published Thursday, Sep. 16, 2010

Alaska Airlines today announced new service between Sacramento and Guadalajara, Mexico, starting Dec. 16.

The new service picks up some of the slack left by the departure of Mexicana Airlines, which ceased operations late last month amid financial difficulties. Mexicana offered daily service to Guadalajara and four flights a week to Cabo San Lucas.

Alaska also announced new service between San Jose and Guadalajara, starting Dec. 15.

The local flights are:

-- Departing Sacramento at 11:15 p.m. and arriving at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

-- Departing Guadalajara at 7 a.m. and arriving at 8:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

Alaska Airlines said ticket sales will commence upon government approval of the new routes.

The new flights will be on Boeing 737-800 aircraft, accommodating 16 passengers in first class and 141 in the main cabin.

"We are pleased to be able to offer more service to this important Central Mexico market from two new gateways," said Joe Sprague, an Alaska Airlines spokesman

[Rick'sSkyline]

Starting April 5th of next year, American Airlines regional carrier American Eagle, will be offering four daily nonstops between Sac Int'l and LAX. Was surprised to hear about that!! I remember when Delta Connection had nonstop flights to LAX. I hope these flights will do well. Gotta give Southwest and United a little competition!

[Rick'sSkyline]

I saw it today on Sacramento Business Journal's website, and Frontier Airlines site this evening: Frontier is adding a fourth nonstop between Sac International and Denver on April 18, 2011. Wishful thinking on my part, but would be cool if Frontier added additional nonstops from Sac International to Kansas City and Milwaukee, and maybe Mexico again!!

[cozmoose]

Sacramento International Airport relaunches bid for hotel

By Tony Bizjak
tbizjak@sacbee.com

Two years after canceling plans for an airport hotel amid an economic downturn, Sacramento International Airport officials say they have rekindled efforts to find a way to built a 150- to 250-room facility somewhere on airport grounds.

Airport administrative officer Ralph Blanchard said the airport has launched talks with hotel industry officials and developers in hopes of fashioning a public-private partnership to build a hotel as close as possible to the new central terminal.

That new terminal, currently under construction, is scheduled to open by the end of this year. Blanchard said the airport is hoping to issue a request for proposals by the end of the year soliciting potential hotel partners.

The airport originally planned to build a five-story hotel on top of the new terminal building. Those plans were scrapped at the last minute when airport revenues declined during the recession, and officials were unable to sign a deal with a private hotel developer.

The old hotel on site, across the road from Terminal B, was partially torn down nearly three years ago when the $1 billion expansion project was launched. Crews on Wednesday were on site tearing down the final portions of the former hotel.



Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/16/340...#ixzz1EBiy4Avy

[cozmoose]

By Ed Fletcher
efletcher@sacbee.com

With wine flutes in hand and hors d'oeuvres at the ready, Sacramento County celebrated the progress of Sacramento International Airport's new Terminal B – its largest and most expensive building project.

"We are building a better gateway for Northern California," Supervisor Roberta MacGlashan said of the $1 billion glass-walled terminal.

As county officials, vendors, airport staff, airline representatives, the construction team and the news media walked through the building, they learned from design director Brent Kelley that the project is under budget and ahead of schedule. The new terminal is expected to open late this year.

Supervisor Phil Serna wanted to focus on the jobs created by the project, which has employed 2,400 construction workers and regularly has 100 workers on site daily.

Randy Paragary's Esquire Grill provided light fare for the tour. The Sacramento restaurateur teamed up with international airport concessionaire HMSHost to create a version of the Esquire, which will be the terminal's only sit-down dining venue.

It will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, he said.

"It has to be more casual and at a faster pace," Paragary said of an airport restaurant.

As Supervisor Don Nottoli admired the progress of the terminal, he said he was reminded of a milestone tour years ago of another major county project – the county sewer upgrade that tunneled under the Sacramento River.
On that day in 2005, he and others walked 50 feet below the river through the widest tunnel ever built in the region. On Monday, he and others roamed the terminal with its ample natural light and undulating roof. "This will be a hustling and bustling place," Nottoli said. "It will probably never seem this spacious."



Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/08/338...#ixzz1EBjj1J5k

[cozmoose]

Starting April 1, DL will start non-stop service from SMF to LAX.
DL previously operated this route with ExpressJet. Most likely DL will use Skywest to operate these flights as DL Connection.

DL4448 LAX-SMF 830 955 CRJ D
DL4502 LAX-SMF 1220 1345 CRJ D
DL4500 LAX-SMF 1615 1740 CRJ D
DL4742 LAX-SMF 1955 2120 CRJ D

DL4743 SMF-LAX 630 755 CRJ D
DL4448 SMF-LAX 1020 1145 CRJ D
DL4787 SMF-LAX 1410 1535 CRJ D
DL4573 SMF-LAX 1800 1925 CRJ D

Unfortunately it looks like DL will use the most uncomfortable 50-seat CRJ regional jet.

[202_Cyclist]

Unfortunately it looks like DL will use the most uncomfortable 50-seat CRJ regional jet.

Another argument in favor of high speed rail. Critics wonder how high speed rail can compete against aviation. The ticket costs $200 (plus baggage fees and other associated fees). You have to be at the airport an hour early for a flight that takes one hour and then once you're on the aircraft, you're on a small regional jet with no legroom and very narrow aisles. High speed rail will have wide seats, wireless internet, tall, spacious cabins, and other amenities.

The 50-seat regional jets might be tolerable for a flight of this distance. I flew on a regional jet from Boise - Chicago in December for 3 1/2 hours-- not too much fun.

[innov8]

Originally Posted by 202_Cyclist

Another argument in favor of high speed rail. Critics wonder how high speed rail can compete against aviation. The ticket costs $200 (plus baggage fees and other associated fees). You have to be at the airport an hour early for a flight that takes one hour and then once you're on the aircraft, you're on a small regional jet with no legroom and very narrow aisles. High speed rail will have wide seats, wireless internet, tall, spacious cabins, and other amenities.

I sure hope Gov. Brown kills HSR. The State is broke, expect many more
layoffs and reduction in services as this State is over spending beyond it's
means.

According to the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission
(CDIAC), California had total state and local debt of just under $81 billion
dollars as of November 30th, 2009.

Of this debt, $61.2 billion was long-term debt, while $19.7 billion was in the
form of short-term debt.

California's decline in their credit rating over the past 20-25 years is quite
remarkable too, and should be a clear indicator of the mess that the state
currently finds itself in...there is no state that has a WORSE credit rating
than California.

[arod74]

Originally Posted by innov8

I sure hope Gov. Brown kills HSR.

Can't agree more. For the price tag of the HSR you could get much more bang for your buck putting the money into regional transit and other projects to get cars off the road, in my opinion, not to mention the actual demand people might have for HSR travel vs the cost. I am surprised that the project has gotten this close to moving forward all things considering. The vulnerability to terrorist attack alone makes me shudder.