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 - Subscribe  - Contact Us  - Rate Card  - Place an Ad Archives      Revels      Classifieds      Real Estate Guide      Weather      Subscribe      Contact Us January 27, 2005 Medford airport takes off with expansion plans Staff reports MEDFORD - After 10 years of steady growth, the Medford airport is planning a new $35 million terminal and two new hotel complexes. Construction on the new terminal is scheduled to begin this summer. Airport Director Bern Case said the various projects are needed to keep pace with a 75 percent increase in passenger traffic over the decade. The airport has an average 58 flights daily to eight hubs across the West. In 1994, there were just 32 flights in and out of Medford each day, and only two hubs served. Commissioner Jack Walker pointed out that the number of flights has increased, but the cost of a flight has dropped from about $400 to Portland or San Francisco years ago to about $200 now. Case said other plans include a 32-acre complex of executive hangars by Jetset Aviation of Nevada that will cater to private jet owners. Case also said that auto giant Lithia Motors has indicated it might build its corporate headquarters and auto dealerships near the northeast portion of the airport. Two new hubs have been added in 2004, including a direct flight to Las Vegas by America West, and another to Salt Lake City by Delta Airlines. A total of four airlines now provide service out of the airport. Like most airports in the country, Medford's saw a dip in passengers and number of flights after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. "We've more than made up for that recently," said Case. DailyTidings.com Home Page Archives | Revels | Classifieds | Real Estate Guide | Weather | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2005 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Slippers Women's & Men's Slippers Ceramic Piggy Banks heloc libor rate Calenders 2005 Calender 2005 Accelerate Weightloss Products Memory Foam Mattress afsa studentloans home equity loans teleconferencing W2 Forms fasa student loans Matchmaking & Dating Scripts African Safari Conference Calls - $50/Month Security Systems student loan consolidation wholesale diamonds Currancy Exchange web conferencing Online Casinos Community Click Here Site Search: .:Advertisements:. RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams