![]() ![]() Many of the fruit trees and vines he planted years ago are still living. Forestiere Underground Garden: This Fresno must-see got its start in the early 1900s, as Baldassare Forestiere, a citrus grower and an immigrant from Sicily, began transforming the area into an underground garden to help escape the heat.In these two National Parks, you’ll experience a variety of terrain and wildlife. Be sure to add this to your itinerary as you explore the beautiful area. Kings Canyon National Park: adjacent to Sequoia National Park is Kings Canyon National Park, which was established in 1940.Take in the beauty from your car or by hiking the many trails. Located just an hour and a half from Fresno International Airport is Sequoia National Park, which features groves of its namesake magnificent sequoia trees.Before the pandemic they were hovering around 3 flights a day. “N ow we’re hearing it’s possible sometime in 2021 we could actually see that happening,” says Meikle.Īnother example is American Airlines and their Dallas route. That thinking has now shifted and the airline is looking at using a bigger 737 to go from Fresno to Seattle. Other airlines are making moves at Fresno’s Airport now and likely in the immediate future, Meikle said.įor instance, Frontier Airlines has increased the frequency of its departures to Denver from Fresno.Īlso, before the pandemic, Meikle said Alaska Airlines was planning on using some of their narrow bodied aircraft for their busier routes into Seattle. The pandemic isn’t just shifting the business model for Southwest Airlines. He says “there’s opportunity” as a result of the pandemic because aircraft are sitting unused. “T hey weren’t in this mode of heavy expansion on the lower 48 (states).” “Before the pandemic hit, there were no aircraft laying around sitting and doing nothing,” says Meikle. Another area of focus was Southwest adding Hawaii into several of their routes. He says some of Southwest’s focus has been on spending money to upgrade their aircraft from older 737’s to newer 737’s. It’s just that they’ve had other corporate strategic initiatives which have not been focused on the lower 48 (states),” said Meikle. “In the last three to four years, we have been on their short term radar. “I want to make sure we’re still on your radar.” Fresno on Southwest’s ‘Short Term Radar’ Meikle said he met with Southwest in person earlier this year, and he’s had conversations with the company since. Now, Meikle says the airlines are working to capitalize on how they can come out of COVID-19 better than where they were before the pandemic. Prior to COVID, Southwest was doing some planning in the Caribbean and Mexico. These include, “airlines like Southwest or like, for example, a Spirit or Sun Country or others that we talk to,” says Meikle. He says the pandemic is actually providing an opportunity for airlines to rethink their route structure, rethink where they go, flight frequency, and type and size of aircraft. “The airlines are starting to do things that they perhaps would have never thought of doing before the pandemic,” explains Meikle. Pandemic Effects That Could Benefit Fresno A new international arrivals facility to accommodate the growing volume of passenger arrivals. A new upper level concourse in the existing terminal with dual-use passenger bridges. Meikle says a number of additional components are included: And as the recovery continues on the path that it has been for our airport, we anticipate pulling the trigger on that one early next fall.” “I t’s going to be three years because it takes two years to build it. “W e’re planning a terminal expansion,” says Meikle. (GV Wire/Jahz Tello) Fresno Airport Terminal Expansion Rendering of the Fresno Yosemite airport parking garage. Southwest and their arrival in the spring.” ![]() Kevin Meikle, Director of Aviation for Fresno Yosemite International Airport, added ”For years residents and businesses throughout Central California have expressed a desire for Southwest service and connectivity to their vast network of destinations and renowned customer service,” said “Southwest will expand the Central Valley’s air transportation gateway to Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, and we look forward to our new partnership with “Our arrival in the Heart of California, both on the Central Coast and in the Central Valley, will round out nearly four decades of investment in our CaliforniaĬustomers and communities,” Southwest Airlines Chief Commercial Officer & Executive Vice President Andrew Watterson said in the release. The announcement said the airline would also begin serving Santa Barbara Airport around the same time. Southwest Airlines plans to begin service to Fresno Yosemite International Airport in the second quarter of 2021, the company announced in a news release Wednesday morning. ![]()
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