http://www.akroncantonairport.com/blog en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:43 EDT Akron-Canton Airport Akron-Canton Airport info@akroncantonairport.com http://www.akroncantonairport.com/blog/2012/04/cak-saved-air-travelers-958-million http://www.akroncantonairport.com/blog/2012/04/cak-saved-air-travelers-958-million#comments What makes an airport an important or even vital part of the community? There are lots of ways to measure an airport’s impact- jobs, access to domestic and international networks, nonstop flights, international access, intermodal connectivity and in our case, lots of low fares. For the past 15 years, we have guessed at the level of air fare savings generated by AirTran and Frontier from CAK. We knew it would be a big number but we had no idea we had saved travelers in Northeast Ohio just shy of a billion dollars since 1997 (the year AirTran Airways began... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:00:00 EDT Kristie VanAuken http://www.akroncantonairport.com/blog/2012/04/whats-new-with-cak-some--t-shirt-tuesdays-20-your-instagram-photos-check-in-deals http://www.akroncantonairport.com/blog/2012/04/whats-new-with-cak-some--t-shirt-tuesdays-20-your-instagram-photos-check-in-deals#comments Thanks to you, CAK's social media is rocking the CAK house! You asked for it - and you got it - we brought back T-shirt Tuesdays! This was a very successful campaign we ran on our Facebook page last year. The problem was many of you really wanted our super cool Peace, Love and Happiness CAK tees and didn't get them. Well, we listened and brought it back to give you more of you the chance to win! Be sure to enter now on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/akroncantonairport Plans are to keep it going through May 8 awarding 10... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:00:00 EDT Ryan Hollingsworth http://www.akroncantonairport.com/blog/2012/03/the-rule-of-10-10-broken-records-10-million-in-airfield-investment-10-stitches-in-my-shins http://www.akroncantonairport.com/blog/2012/03/the-rule-of-10-10-broken-records-10-million-in-airfield-investment-10-stitches-in-my-shins#comments So things are off to a dang good start at CAK in 2012. The best news comes from Southwest Airlines who recently announced that CAK is on their network for good. This is so huge on so many levels that my excitement is nearly indescribable.  The integration will take some time, but we’ve waited for nearly 25 years, so what’s another 12-18 months in the grand scheme of things? What’s really exciting is that not only are Southwest/ AirTran staying but they are growing at CAK. That growth has propelled us to 10 consecutive months of year-over-year passenger... Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:00:00 EDT Kristie VanAuken http://www.akroncantonairport.com/blog/2012/01/southwest-is-coming-to-cak http://www.akroncantonairport.com/blog/2012/01/southwest-is-coming-to-cak#comments Southwest is coming to CAK!! I still can hardly believe it. Why, might you ask? Well, let me give you a little of the back story. When I took this job at CAK back in 1996, we commissioned the first air service development study. Generally, we knew the routes and potential for building our passenger service, but we needed a road map for ourselves and our community. We hired the Boyd Group to do the research and our former airport director Fred Krum, insisted that it include a future (albeit distant future) with Southwest Airlines at CAK. Mike Boyd... Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00:00 EST Kristie VanAuken http://www.akroncantonairport.com/blog/2011/12/just-in-time-for-holiday-travel--tsa-cares-helpline http://www.akroncantonairport.com/blog/2011/12/just-in-time-for-holiday-travel--tsa-cares-helpline#comments Just in time for last minute travelers, the TSA has set up a TSA Cares Helpline to assist travelers with last minute questions about security screening. Questions such as medical device screening and individuals with disabilities, and obstacles they may face, can be answered by simply calling their toll free number. They also are willing to give you other helpful hints on making the screening process seamless and hassle free. Always the perfect gift for Christmas!  The number is 1-855-787-2227. Thanks to all of you, our customers, for making our year at CAK so successful. We strive to meet... Fri, 23 Dec 2011 03:00:00 EST David Regula http://www.akroncantonairport.com/blog/2011/11/a-heartfelt-thanks-to-the-team-at-cak http://www.akroncantonairport.com/blog/2011/11/a-heartfelt-thanks-to-the-team-at-cak#comments As we speed toward the day of Thanksgiving, I say thanks to all the terminal employees who do so much to make your journey at CAK “A Better Way To Go”’. We are truly blessed to have a dedicated group of caring individuals who make every effort to make your travel experience seamless. Sure, there are days that everything isn’t perfect, but please know that the team here at CAK tries very hard to please our customers. We’d also like to salute our road warriors, first time users, out of state fliers, and snowbirds for their loyalty - without our customers... Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:15:00 EST David Regula http://www.akroncantonairport.com/blog/2011/11/thanksgiving-travel-tips-and-my-cakberry-sauce-recipe http://www.akroncantonairport.com/blog/2011/11/thanksgiving-travel-tips-and-my-cakberry-sauce-recipe#comments Gobble, gobble, gobble! Thanksgiving is truly my favorite time of year. I have so much for which to be grateful! Topping my list are family, healthy kids and faithful husband, incredible friends who support me, dynamic work, and the opportunity (really it’s a privilege) to give back to this incredible community. All of us at Akron-Canton Airport are grateful to our Customers who continue to express their love for our low fares and a fantastic airport experience.  So, back at’cha! Here are a few tips to help make your trip a bit less hectic this holiday because our... Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:00:00 EST Kristie VanAuken http://www.akroncantonairport.com/blog/2011/11/the-decision--were-we-right-or-wrong-to-pull-the-plug-on-a-cak-fb-post http://www.akroncantonairport.com/blog/2011/11/the-decision--were-we-right-or-wrong-to-pull-the-plug-on-a-cak-fb-post#comments We unwittingly unleashed a firestorm last week.  So, here’s how the whole thing came down. We get word from LeBron James’ advance team that he has a personal flight from Akron-Canton Airport. Because he is a celebrity and a superstar, we wanted to welcome him. Akron is his hometown after all.  So, CAK is his hometown airport.  We feature all sorts of celebs on our Facebook wall because our fans find them interesting (and so do we!). LeBron arrived in a black hoodie; he clearly wanted to remain under the radar which is hard because he is... Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EDT Kristie VanAuken http://www.akroncantonairport.com/blog/2011/10/peace-love-and-cakiness http://www.akroncantonairport.com/blog/2011/10/peace-love-and-cakiness#comments My heart broke just a little this week when T-shirt Tuesdays, one of our most successful Facebook contests ever, ended. We started T-shirt Tuesdays in July and continued it longer than we had planned – all the way to October. The premise was simple. Every Tuesday, we gave away 10 of our groovy Peace, Love and Happiness CAK T-shirts to our fans. We’ve held quite a few contests over the years and have given away everything from airlines tickets to trips. But say the words – free T-shirts – and they came running! Many brands on... Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:30:00 EDT Ryan Hollingsworth http://www.akroncantonairport.com/blog/2011/09/the-bigger-they-are-- http://www.akroncantonairport.com/blog/2011/09/the-bigger-they-are--#comments The other day, a Boeing 747 was coming in for a landing at CAK.  It was lunchtime, so my co-workers and I were back in the break room of the airport’s ARFF (aircraft rescue and firefighting) station.  Out the side window of the building, I saw the 747 on the approach for runway 23.  Ten seconds later, we heard a series of loud booms that sounded like those flash-bang fireworks they set off during July 4th.  My co-workers and I immediately started running for our two Rosenbauer ARFF trucks even before the control tower set off the aircraft emergency... Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:00:00 EDT Barry Irwin