T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program - FEIS Chapters - PVD

T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) EvaluationSummary of Regional Role and Existing Leakage from T.F. Green Airport to Logan AirportTable 2-4 provides a summary of the number of average O&D passengers between the markets described in thissection for two distinct periods: when Southwest Airlines initiated service at T.F. Green Airport (first full calendaryear of 1997) to the time prior to the start of non-stop LCC service from Logan Airport (Los Angeles and SanFrancisco Bay areas in 2004; Seattle and Las Vegas in 2005), and after non-stop LCC service was started from LoganAirport to the latest O&D data available (2010). In each instance, leakage of the O&D passengers from T.F. GreenAirport to Logan Airport is evident except for the Las Vegas example, in which non-stop LCC service is providedfrom T.F. Green Airport. In each example, as new non-stop LCC service was offered from Logan Airport, thenon-stop passengers at Logan Airport increased substantially, while the O&D passengers at T.F. Green Airportdecreased substantially.The change in total average annual O&D passengers between T.F. Green Airport and all markets is provided inTable 2-4 to provide context relative to the economic downturn that started in 2008. The overall change in averageannual O&D passengers considers the same time periods as evaluated for each market. For example, averageannual O&D passengers between the Los Angeles area and T.F. Green Airport dropped by 33.6 percent from theperiod of 1997-2004 (after introduction of Southwest Airlines at T.F. Green Airport and before non-stop LCCservice from Logan Airport) to 2005-2010 (after LCC service from Logan Airport), while the average annual O&Dpassengers between T.F. Green Airport and all markets decreased by 1.5 percent in the same periods.Table 2-4Average Origin and Destination (O&D) Passengers between T.F. Green Airport andWest Coast U.S. Markets (including Las Vegas)MarketT.F. Green AirportAvg. Annual O&DPassengers –Before Non-stop LCCService fromLogan Airport 1Los Angeles Area 4212,603San Franci sco Bay Area 5 145,510T.F. Green AirportAvg. Annual O&DPassengers –After Non-stop LCCService fromLogan Airport141,10890,457Percent Change-33.6%-37.8%Total Avg. Annual O&DPassengers betweenT.F. Green Airport andAll Markets –Percent Change 2-1.5%-1.5%Logan Airport -PercentChange in Avg. AnnualDirect Passengers 3Seattle 6 66,652 46,172 -30.7% -9.1% +78.8%Las Vegas 7 100,128 120,015 +19.9% -9.1% +21.5%Sources: Airline Origin and Destination Survey (DB1B): Market, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2011; compiled by Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, 2011.1 Starting in 1997, the year after Southwest Airlines commenced service at T.F. Green Airport (which resulted in substantially increased passenger totals fromprevious years at the Airport).2 Calculated based on same periods considered for each market; all markets include West Coast destinations and all other markets with O&D passengers fromT.F. Green Airport.3 Percent change from 1997 to the period after non-stop LCC service was initiated from Logan Airport.4 Includes LAX, Long Beach, John Wayne-Orange County, Ontario, and Burbank-Bob Hope Airports; non-stop LCC service (JetBlue Airways) was started from LoganAirport to Long Beach Airport in 2004. Additional non-stop LCC service (JetBlue Airways and Virgin America) started from Logan Airport to LAX in 2009.5 Includes San Francisco, Oakland, and Mineta-San Jose International Airports; non-stop LCC service (JetBlue Airways) was started from Logan Airport to Oakland in2004. Additional non-stop LCC service (Virgin America) started from Logan Airport to SFO in 2009.6 Non-stop LCC service (JetBlue Airways) was started from Logan Airport in November 2005.7 Non-stop LCC service (JetBlue Airways) was started from Logan Airport in May 2005; non-stop LCC service (Southwest Airlines) was started from T.F. Green Airport inNovember 2005.+56.6%+28.7%Chapter 2 – Purpose and Need 2-19 July 2011\\mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH02_P&N_JUL_2011.doc