Gate Space and Traveling at Easter
Bryan has some questions:
"I went back through and saw some good updates I had not read before. How far back do you go for updates before you make it a new post? At the new terminal will an airline be allowed to essentially buy/lease a gate to add info in the area for their airline. I am sure you know what I mean but in my traveling you notice certain gates are AA gates or Delta, etc. If traveling over easter out of SGF what time do you think would be the best to look for flights."
I haven't done this long enough (since August) to know how old a posting will get before it's made new. By the very nature of the beast there is some repetition in the blog—I've already quoted myself from older postings.
The gates at the new terminal will be "common use." This means that any airline can use them. As time goes on, I think you'll see more of this in other airports. The practice of having one airline brand a gate with its logo and company "look" is not very efficient from an operational point-of-view because it limits the airport's ability to jockey planes in and out of different gates. In the future you'll see more and more airports that have digital signs at the gates. Airline employees can flip a switch on the sign and change the airline name that is displayed.
As for Easter travel, start looking now and keep checking back every other day or two. You will likely notice that the fare will be stuck for awhile, but will then bounce around. The trick is figuring out when to buy. Take a look at our eight tips for finding cheaper fares. Pay particular attention to the 21 day rule that's in tip #2.
Kent
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http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-10-10-kiosks_N.htm
I saw this article in USa Today and thought it may be something interesting to consider for the new terminal.