The budget is an increase of 3.29 percent over last year. The increase is primarily due to construction of the new rental car facility, which will be paid for by rental income generated from the new facility. TAA tenants were busy this year, too. A fitting finale to a productive year. As we end the last year in the last decade of the 20th century, we have laid the foundation for some exciting projects that will come to fruition in the new millennium and serve the community for many years in the future.
Growth is a given.
Doing it well is the challenge. The US General Accounting Office study reported that for distances less than 750 miles, the average fare from Tucson was 13.7 cents per mile, Phoenix Sky Harbor ranked number 11 on the list. After much anticipation, Southwest Airlines announced daily eastbound service to Albuquerque in June of 1999. The ight heralded the first discount eastbound service in TIA history. Published ight connections from Albuquerque included Amarillo and a nonstop ight to Tampa.