FYI re: the topic of Rickenbacker drawing Cincinnati/Dayton fliers, I can tell you that living 10 minutes from airport in Asheville, NC, I still drive to Charlotte (2 hours each way) often to get direct flights. Let's say at least 25% of the time.
Of course, I totally get that. Having lived :45 from Denver International Airport, the drive more than worth the direct flight access. Same for the :45 drive from Dulles when I lived in DC. One year I did 99 segments because most of the places I had business didn't have direct flights from Columbus. I would have gladly driven an hour+ to avoid a 1-3 hour layover and higher risk of delay/cancellation. Rickenbacker aka Mayer International Airport should be a no brainer. Instead, they are sinking $2 billion into land-locked CMH to add a dinky terminal with a dozen more gates.
As an aside on these AI bots, I had dinner with some former co-workers last weekend. One of them is a 70ish year old former marketing VP; she is still teaching business and marketing at the University of Cincinnati. She is single and refers to ChatGPT as her "fiancee" - she regularly queries it and it responds like a loving partner confirming how smart and savvy she is. I found it just a bit eerie for my tastes but she was entirely comfortable with the experience. To each their own I suppose.
Matt, really interesting stuff here! The detailed explanations complete with reams of back-up data and statistics boggles the mind. I've commented to you previously - as a former Coloradoan who experienced the bust when the oil shale business left town in the 80's to the boom driven by DIA's completion in the early 90's - that the idea of a world-class airport at Rickenbacker could be a similar game-changer for Ohio. So it was interesting to follow Grok's generally favorable endorsement of the idea. As for bias, I thought it was generally fact-based and down the middle except for the reco that SE Ohio become a solar field. I would hate to see that and wonder how miles and miles of solar fields would jibe with increased tourism in the region. Look forward to the upcoming results of your Q&A with your AI master!
Very interesting exercise Matt.
FYI re: the topic of Rickenbacker drawing Cincinnati/Dayton fliers, I can tell you that living 10 minutes from airport in Asheville, NC, I still drive to Charlotte (2 hours each way) often to get direct flights. Let's say at least 25% of the time.
Of course, I totally get that. Having lived :45 from Denver International Airport, the drive more than worth the direct flight access. Same for the :45 drive from Dulles when I lived in DC. One year I did 99 segments because most of the places I had business didn't have direct flights from Columbus. I would have gladly driven an hour+ to avoid a 1-3 hour layover and higher risk of delay/cancellation. Rickenbacker aka Mayer International Airport should be a no brainer. Instead, they are sinking $2 billion into land-locked CMH to add a dinky terminal with a dozen more gates.
As an aside on these AI bots, I had dinner with some former co-workers last weekend. One of them is a 70ish year old former marketing VP; she is still teaching business and marketing at the University of Cincinnati. She is single and refers to ChatGPT as her "fiancee" - she regularly queries it and it responds like a loving partner confirming how smart and savvy she is. I found it just a bit eerie for my tastes but she was entirely comfortable with the experience. To each their own I suppose.
Matt, really interesting stuff here! The detailed explanations complete with reams of back-up data and statistics boggles the mind. I've commented to you previously - as a former Coloradoan who experienced the bust when the oil shale business left town in the 80's to the boom driven by DIA's completion in the early 90's - that the idea of a world-class airport at Rickenbacker could be a similar game-changer for Ohio. So it was interesting to follow Grok's generally favorable endorsement of the idea. As for bias, I thought it was generally fact-based and down the middle except for the reco that SE Ohio become a solar field. I would hate to see that and wonder how miles and miles of solar fields would jibe with increased tourism in the region. Look forward to the upcoming results of your Q&A with your AI master!
I had the same reaction--turning the pretty part of Ohio into a solar field simply is a no go.