Driving back from Indiana last weekend we saw 3 billboards imploring us to "Fly Muskegon".
The billboards are WORTHLESS.
Who made the contract and how much of our tax dollars were spent on this idiotic boondoggle.......again?
Price and convenience are the main reasons consumers make their flight decisions.
Everyone knows that there are at least some flights out of MKG so the "close to my home or business" factor only applies to those closer to MKG than to GRR.
The billboards are WORTHLESS.
Who made the contract and how much of our tax dollars were spent on this idiotic boondoggle.......again?
Price and convenience are the main reasons consumers make their flight decisions.
Everyone knows that there are at least some flights out of MKG so the "close to my home or business" factor only applies to those closer to MKG than to GRR.
A fairly small arc.
And the parking is a bit cheaper and MKG is FAR more customer friendly than GRR.
But the main reason most non-business and many business travelers would choose one airport over another is price.
And MKG is usually not price competitive.
Add in the smaller plane and limited number of airlines and flights and "voila", another few hundred thousand dollars (or more) down the drain to attract an unneeded airline to our airport.
So we waste more tax money to pay off a well connected billboard company and continue to make our community a laughing stock to the rest of west Michigan.
Is no one outraged?
And the parking is a bit cheaper and MKG is FAR more customer friendly than GRR.
But the main reason most non-business and many business travelers would choose one airport over another is price.
And MKG is usually not price competitive.
Add in the smaller plane and limited number of airlines and flights and "voila", another few hundred thousand dollars (or more) down the drain to attract an unneeded airline to our airport.
So we waste more tax money to pay off a well connected billboard company and continue to make our community a laughing stock to the rest of west Michigan.
Is no one outraged?
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