Any US Visit Exit Plan would be manpower intensive
The federal government’s proposed US VISIT Exit program will require additional security employees at the nation’s airports. Just how many will depend upon which tract Homeland Security takes.
US VISIT Exit is a bio-metric sampling program mandated by Congress to record the departures of foreign visitors. The theory is that once fingerprints are collected, the government [...]
Think Global, Not Local
As an airport puts together a recruitment plan to land a new international route, or retain an existing route, it is important to realize that an international airport in the next town over or even the adjoining state is not your competition, said Christina Cassotis, a vice president of the consulting firm of SH&E. No, [...]
International Air Service: Glass Half Full or Empty?
Robert Hazel of Oliver Wyman presented an admittedly “glass half empty view” when it comes to the state of international air service. To start with, U.S. airports seeking to attract international service are challenged by the fact that the majority of international passengers (96 percent) are handled by just 25 airports in the U.S. Of [...]