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>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO INSIDE
INDIANA BUSINESS. I'M GERRY
DICK.
INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL

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AIRPORT IS ONCE AGAIN SETTING
RECORDS AND WINNING EVEN MORE
AWARDS. THE AIRPORT SAYS IT
SERVED A TOTAL OF 4.7 MILLION

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PASSENGERS THROUGH JUNE. THAT'S
THE HIGHEST PASSENGER TRAFFIC IN
THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF ANY YEAR
IN THE AIRPORT'S HISTORY.

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AND IT HAS ONCE AGAIN BEEN NAMED
BEST AIRPORT IN NORTH AMERICA
FOR ITS SIZE BY AIRPORTS COUNCIL
INTERNATIONAL.

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NONSTOPS FLIGHTS, ONCE ALMOST
NO-EXISTENT IN INDY ARE AT A
RECORD MORE THAN 50 DAILY AND
EARLY NEXT YEAR, INDIANAPOLIS

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WILL BECOME JUST THE THIRD U.S.
CITY TO HOST THE PRESTIGIOUS
ROUTES AMERICAS CONFERENCE.
IT ALL ADDS UP TO SUBSTANTIAL

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ECONOMIC IMPACT AND JOINING ME
NOW WITH WHAT'S NEXT...I'M
PLEASED TO BE JOINED BY
INDIANAPOLIS AIRPORT AUTHORITY

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARIO
RODRIGUEZ...
AS ALWAYS, WELCOME TO THE
PROGRAM.

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>> GERRY, ALWAYS A PLEASURE.
>> LOTS TO TALK ABOUT. THE
AWARDS, THE AIRPORT IS TEN YEARS
OLD. NOT THAT NEW ANYMORE. THE

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AWARDS KEEP COMING.
>> AND THEY'LL KEEP COMING.
THINK ABOUT IT, IT'S NOT ABOUT
THE BUILDING. THE BUILDING IS

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IMPORTANT. IT IS ABOUT THE
ECOSYSTEM. THAT'S WHY WE WON
J.D. POWERS. A PRESTIGIOUS
AWARD. ALL THE HARD WORKING MEN

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AND WOMEN AT THE AIRPORT MAKE UP
THAT ECOSYSTEM, AND YOU GET THIS
WONDERFUL SORT OF LIKE CUSTOMER
SERVICE FOCUS, AND NOT

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ONLY -- REMEMBER, IT'S THE
PEOPLE. IT'S NOT ONLY THEIR
CUSTOMER SERVICE, IT'S THEIR
DRIVE NOT TO REMAIN IN STATUS

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QUO. SO, WE HAVE RIGHT NOW THE
FASTEST WIFI IN THE UNITED
STATES. AND THAT'S OUR PEOPLE
DRIVING THIS NEW WIFI. WE HAVE

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NEW FURNITURE COMING IN. WE HAVE
NEW AMENITIES. IT REALLY IS A
FOCUS ON GETTING TO THE
COMMUNITY THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF

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CUSTOMER SERVICE.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT ECONOMIC
IMPACT. 4.7 MILLION PASSENGERS
FIRST SIX MONTHS ON PACE FOR A

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RECORD YEAR. A LOT OF ATTENTION
ON NON STOP, TECH COMMUNITY, WE
WANT MORE NON STOPS. NOW MORE
THAN 50, TO KEY MARKETS. CAN WE

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EXPECT MORE?
>> WE'RE LOOKING AT MORE.
REMEMBER, WE WORK FOR YOU, THIS
IS YOUR AIRPORT. IT UNDERPINS

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THE ECONOMY. OUR MAIN FOCUS WAS
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE
RIGHT NON STOPS. RIGHT NOW, IF
YOU LOOK AT THE LATEST MIT

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STUDY, WE'RE CONSIDERED ONE OF
THE TOP TEN MID SIZED AIRPORTS
IN THE UNITED STATES FOR
CONNECTIVITY. WE'RE CONNECTED ON

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THE WEST COAST, WITH INDUSTRY
CLUSTERS, AND WE MAKE SURE THAT
WE UNDERPIN THE ECONOMY HERE,
OUR MAIN FOCUS IS ALL VIEW.

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>> LET'S TALK ABOUT POTENTIAL
ROUTES. THE PARIS NON STOP.
>> WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT MORE
EUROPEAN FLIGHTS, WHICH ARE VERY

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IMPORTANT. LATIN AMERICA, PLACE
THAT IS WE SEE THE NUMBERS
TRENDING TO.
>> Gerry: ALL RIGHT. SO, THE

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AIRPORT, THE NEW AIRPORT,
GETTING THE ACCOLADES, BUT THE
AIRPORT PROPERTY EXTENDS A GREAT
WAY OUT THERE.

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THERE'S ADDITIONAL IMPACT WHEN
YOU LOOK AT FEDEX, THE MASSIVE,
SECOND LARGEST CARGO HUB IN THE
WORLD. THAT CONTINUES TO GROW.

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>> INCREDIBLE. MEMPHIS IS THE
BUSIEST CARGO AIRPORT IN THE
UNITED STATES, BUSIEST IN THE
WORLD. FEDEX IS SECOND LARGEST

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HUB. MEMPHIS CAN'T GROW.
E-COMMERCE CONTINUES TO GROW, A
PRETTY GOOD BET, WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO GROW. RIGHT NOW,

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BETWEEN FEDEX, EMPHASIS, OUR
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, AND
DIFFERENT CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB
PROJECTS ON THE AIR FIELD, WE

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HAVE OVER $2 BILLION UNDER
CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS ECONOMIC
IMPACT, CONSTRUCTION IS AN
ECONOMIC DRIVER.

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>> Gerry: GOOD FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. YOU
MENTIONED EMPHASIS, THE OLD
AIRPORT SITE, INDIAN TECH

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COMPANY, A TECH GIANT ADDING
THREE PLUS THOUSAND JOBS.
THE TRAINING WILL BRING A LOT OF
PEOPLE.

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>> IT REALLY WILL BE A SORT OF
RECREATION OF THE WEST SIDE. SO,
IN OTHER WORDS, IT IS A
RENAISSANCE OF THE WEST SIDE.

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THREE THOUSAND HIGH-PAYING JOBS
CHANGES THINGS.
>> Gerry: YOU TALK ABOUT THE
AIRPORT NOT BEING A HUB. IT USED

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TO BE A LOT OF CITIES WOULD
CLAMOR, WE WANT TO BE A HUB. THE
FACT THAT INDIANAPOLIS IS NOT A
HUB YOU VIEW AS --

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>> IT IS A BENEFIT. WE HAVE MORE
NON STOPS RIGHT NOW THAN WHEN
INDIANAPOLIS WAS A HUB. SO WE
HAVE 50 NON STOPS, ATA WAS A

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HUB, AND 50 MEANINGFUL NON
STOPS. WHAT HAPPENS WITH HUBS S
THAT AIRLINES AREN'T BUILDING
ANY HUBS, THEY'RE REDUCING IN

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SIZE. YOU WANT A HUB UNTIL YOU
LOOSE IT. AND THEN YOU BECOME
CINCINNATI, IN DIFFERENT AREAS,
THAT HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING FOR

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AIR SERVICE. RIGHT NOW IN THE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY, IF WE LOOSE
ONE AIRLINE, WHICH WE DON'T WANT
TO, IF WE DO, THE OTHERS WILL

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FILL IN. THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
WILL BE WELL RECEIVED.
>> THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
INDIANAPOLIS AIRPORT AUTHORITY.