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

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INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TOOK
CENTER STAGE THIS WEEK IN THE
AVIATION WORLD AS THEY HOSTED
THE ROUTES AMERICAS CONFERENCE.

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INDY JUST THE THIRD US CITY TO
LAND THE EVENT... WHICH
ATTRACTED HUNDREDS OF DECISION
MAKERS FROM AIRLINES, AIRPORTS

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AND TOURISM ORGANIZATIONS AROUND
THE GLOBE.
AND THERE WAS NEWS COMING OUT OF
THE EVENT.

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AND FOR MORE ON THAT NEWS AND
ITS IMPACT, I'M PLEASED TO BE
JOINED BY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARIO

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RODRIGUEZ.
WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.
>>: GREAT TO BE HERE.
>>: FIRST OF ALL, WE WILL GET

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TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT THE NEW
CARRIER AT THE AIRPORT BUT THE
ROUTES AMERICA CONFERENCE THIS
IS A BIG DEAL THAT IT LANDED

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LITERALLY HERE IN INDIANAPOLIS
FOR THE FIRST MIDWEST CITY DID
NOT GO TO CHICAGO CAME TO
INDIANAPOLIS.

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>>: THREE TIMES IN THE HISTORY
IT'S BEEN HERE IN THE UNITED
STATES THE FIRST TIME IN THE
MIDWEST AND THEY PICKED

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INDIANAPOLIS, NOT CHICAGO.
>>: WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE
EVENTS.
SEVERAL DAYS, 600 PLUS

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DECISION-MAKERS HERE.
WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF THAT?
>>: IT'S A HUGE IMPACT BECAUSE
THESE ARE THE DECISION-MAKERS

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THAT DECIDE WHETHER A FLIGHT
GOES INTO A PLACE OR NOT.
THE POWER OF THE CONFERENCE IS
THAT IT'S HERE IN INDIANAPOLIS,

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HERE IN INDIANA SO THEY WERE
THRILLED WITH EVERYTHING.
NOW THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT INDIANA
AND WHAT INDIANAPOLIS IS ALL

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ABOUT.
THIS WAS ALL THANKS TO THE
GOVERNOR, GOV. HOLCOMB AND MAYER
POSTING THIS.

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IT WAS A PHENOMENALLY
INTELLIGENT IDEA TO BRING THIS
CONFERENCE HERE.
>>: YOU CAN PUT SOME LONG AND

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SHORT-TERM DOLLARS ECONOMIC
IMPACT.
>>: THE SHORT TERM DOLLARS ARE
$2 MILLION.

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IT'S A 2 MILLION-DOLLAR IMPACT
IMMEDIATE AND A
40 MILLION-DOLLAR IMPACT
LONG-TERM WHICH IS JUST THE

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CONFERENCE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL
FLIGHTS OR ANYTHING.
>>: SPEAKING OF ADDITIONAL
FLIGHTS DURING THE CONFERENCE

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YOU MADE A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
CONTORT AIRLINES TENNESSEE-BASED
CAREER WILL BE ESTABLISHING A
BASE HERE WITH EMPLOYEES AND

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ADDING ROUTES.
>>: IT'S FANTASTIC BECAUSE IT'S
AN AIRLINE OVER 30 YEARS OLD.
IT IS OPERATIONAL AND WILL BE

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CONDUCTING THREE PLACES THAT
WE'VE NEVER HAD CONNECTIONS TO.
ST. LOUIS, PITTSBURGH AND
NASHVILLE.

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WE HAD AT ONE TIME, BUT WE HAVE
LOST THEM A LONG TIME AGO, BUT
THIS CONNECTS STRONG BUSINESS
MARKETS.

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IT ELIMINATES DRIVE TIMES FOR
PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO DRIVE TO
THEM.
>>: AS YOU LOOK AT THE MIX OF

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NONSTOP FLIGHTS FROM THE NONSTOP
TO PARIS TO THE TECH
DESTINATIONS AND THE REGIONAL
DESTINATIONS, IT IS QUITE A MIX

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AND THE MOST NONSTOP'S.
>>: MOST EVER.
THINK ABOUT IT, FIVE YEARS AGO
THE AIRPORT HAD 33 NONSTOPS.

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WITH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WE HAVE
53 NONSTOP SENT OVER 150 FLIGHTS
ON A DAILY BASIS AND THAT DOES
NOT INCLUDE FEDEX, JUST

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PASSENGER FLIGHTS.
>>: BEFORE WE LEAVE THE
NON-STOPLIGHTS PARIS NONSTOP HAS
BEEN GOING WELL.

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>>: PARIS NONSTOP IS GOING
PHENOMENALLY WELL.
THE PASSENGERS GOING INTO EUROPE
ARE TRENDING IN THE RIGHT

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DIRECTION.
THERE'S MORE HOOSIERS GOING
DIRECTLY INTO EUROPE BECAUSE IT
IS JUST NATURAL PLUS THE

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STIMULATION OF THE FLIGHT.
>>: ADDITIONAL NONSTOPS A LOT
OF TALK.
GOV. HOLCOMB WAS ON THE SHOW AND

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HINTED HE EXPECTS THERE TO BE
MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND TALKED
ABOUT MAYBE IN LONDON NONSTOP
JAPAN, GERMANY MEXICO.

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>>: WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT
DIFFERENT TARGETS MEXICO CITY
LONDON JAPAN AND GOV. HOLCOMB
HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN DRIVING

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THIS VISION.
BECAUSE WE ARE A REFLECTION OF
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE STATE.
IN OTHER WORDS, WE MAKE SURE

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THAT WE UNDERPIN THE ECONOMY.
WE DON'T DRIVE THE ECONOMY AND
THAT'S BEING DRIVEN EXTREMELY
WELL BY THE GOVERNMENT -- BY THE

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GOVERNOR.
AND THE MAYOR'S STAFF.
IT IS TRENDING IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.

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>>: LET'S TALK ABOUT THE
AIRPORT.
SEVEN STRAIGHT YEARS NORTH
AMERICA'S BEST AIRPORT.

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>>: BEST AIRPORT, ONE THING WE
DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE
AWARD IS, JD POWERS, NUMBER ONE
AIRPORT IN THE UNITED STATES.

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>>: PART OF THAT IS NOT JUST
FLIGHTS BUT THE EXPERIENCE AND
YOU ARE DOING A MAJOR OVERHAUL
AT THE RETAIL OFFERING.

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TALK ABOUT THAT.
>>: IT'S GOING WELL.
WE HAVE AN INSTRUCTIVE LEAK
STRONG COMBINATION OF LOCAL AND

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NATIONAL BRANDS.
WE'VE OPENED UP SEVERAL ALREADY
AND WE WILL OPEN UP EVEN MORE.
FAO SCHWARTZ, SOMETHING

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EVERYBODY REMEMBERS.
I REMEMBER IT FROM MY YOUTH AND
WE'VE OPENED UP MAC AND TO ME
AND OTHER STORES FOR TRAVELERS.

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>>: AND THAT'S AN IMPORTANT
PART OF THAT EXPERIENCE.
YOU MADE THE DECISIONS ON THE
TYPES OF RETAILERS, THE TYPES OF

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RESTAURANTS TO PUT IN THERE.
A NUMBER OF THEM LOCAL.
THAT LOCAL CONNECTION.
>>: INCREDIBLY WE'VE BEEN

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INCREDIBLY THOUGHTFUL IN
CHOOSING THE RIGHT COMBINATION
OF CONCESSIONS.
ONE OF THE VISIONS IS ALSO TO

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TRY TO KEEP THE MONEY THAT
GENERATES AT THE AIRPORT HERE
LOCALLY.
WE ARE CONCENTRATING ON BUYING

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LOCAL, BRINGING IN LOCAL
CONCESSIONAIRES AND MAKING SURE
WE DON'T EXPORT THIS ECONOMIC
IMPACT.