{"id":898,"date":"2017-01-04T20:55:11","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T20:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/?p=898"},"modified":"2017-01-05T13:34:44","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T13:34:44","slug":"2016-jacksonville-international-airports-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/2016-jacksonville-international-airports-year-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"2016: Jacksonville International Airport\u2019s Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_533\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-533\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_4671.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-533\" src=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_4671-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4671\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_4671-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_4671-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_4671-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_4671-1170x1170.jpg 1170w, http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_4671-210x210.jpg 210w, http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_4671-180x180.jpg 180w, http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_4671-384x384.jpg 384w, http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/IMG_4671.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Celebrating Allegiant&#8217;s nonstop service to Columbus with jeni&#8217;s ice cream and a water cannon salute on the inaugural flight!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2016 was an exciting year at JAX. Enplanements were up, new nonstop flights took off while others were announced to start in 2017. \u00a0New in-terminal amenities opened to improve the passenger experience and travelers were treated to new shopping and dining vendors. In anticipation of 2017, here\u2019s a quick look back at some of our most popular stories from last year:<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Nonstop Flights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/you-wont-believe-the-latest-nonstop-route-from-jax\/\">Allegiant Announced Nonstop Flights to Cleveland<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In September, Allegiant announced new nonstop service from JAX to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE). The new service begins February 16, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/a-new-nonstop-flight-northeast-florida-travelers-will-luv\/\">Southwest Announced Weekend Service to Dallas Love-Field<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Southwest Airlines begins nonstop service between Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) and Dallas Love Field (DAL) March 11, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/o-canada-new-nonstop-service-is-coming-to-jacksonville-international-airport-jax\/\">Air Canada started Weekend Service to Toronto-Pearson<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Air Canada returend to the Jacksonville market in 2016 with new nonstop service to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) on May 21, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/need-an-island-getaway-this-summer-silver-airways-just-announced-new-nonstop-flights-to-the-bahamas\/\">Silver Airways started seasonal service to Nassau<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just in time for the 2016 summer travel season, Silver Airways announced plans for nonstop service between Jacksonville and Nassau. The flight started on May 28 and will return on February 17, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5dOg3V_lAZc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Allegiant Began New Nonstop Service to Seven New Destinations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Seasonal flights to <a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/allegiant-announces-nonstop-flights-to-four-new-cities-from-jax\/\">Columbus, Asheville, and St. Louis<\/a> began in early March. Allegiant also flew nonstop from JAX to Indianapolis, <a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/allegiant-expands-at-jax-with-nonstop-service-to-three-new-cities\/\">New Orleans, Memphis and Richmond<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Eateries &amp; Shops In-terminal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/the-great-american-bagel-opens-at-jacksonville-international-airport\/\">New Eatery the Great American Bagel Opened Pre-Security<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Travelers now have a new dining option when flying out of JAX \u2013 The Great American Bagel officially opened in November. Great American Bagel is an award-winning bagel bakery and deli concept specializing in big, fresh bagels mixed from scratch and steam-baked daily.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_880\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-880\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_5452.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-880 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_5452-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Great American Bagel is located in the pre-security food court area.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_5452-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_5452-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_5452-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_5452-1170x1170.jpg 1170w, http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_5452-210x210.jpg 210w, http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_5452-180x180.jpg 180w, http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_5452-384x384.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Great American Bagel is located in the pre-security food court area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/tenant-spotlight-made-in-jax\/\">Made in JAX Opened Pre-security<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Located pre-security in the Central Courtyard between the Art Gallery and Starbucks, \u201cMade in JAX\u201d sells items created by Northeast Florida\u2019s artisans and artists. The store opened in late August.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_651\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-651\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_5024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-651\" src=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_5024-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Made in JAX, located pre-security, offers an assortment of items from Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia artisans and artists. \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_5024-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_5024-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_5024-1170x878.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Made in JAX, located pre-security, offers an assortment of items from Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia artisans and artists.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/bringing-a-local-touch-to-the-terminal-the-amelia-island-marketplace\/\">The Amelia Island Marketplace Replaced the New York Times Bookstore in Concourse C<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The next time you\u2019re in Concourse C, you might notice a significant change. Namely that the New York Times Bookstore is<em>\u00a0<\/em><em>now<\/em>\u00a0the Amelia Island Marketplace.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-547\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0590.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-547\" src=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0590-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Now open for business: The Amelia Island Marketplace!\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0590-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0590.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Now open for business: The Amelia Island Marketplace!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Customer Service Enhancements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/new-service-animal-relief-area-at-jax\/\">New Pet Relief Area Opens at JAX<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have ever traveled with a pet or service animal, you know that it can be stressful. Logistics can be tricky, including finding a place for your furry friend to \u201cgo\u201d once you\u2019ve passed through the security checkpoint.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_837\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-837\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SARA-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-837\" src=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SARA-5-300x169.png\" alt=\"JAX's pet service relief area can be found near the post-security Food Court. \" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SARA-5-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SARA-5-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SARA-5-1170x658.png 1170w, http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SARA-5.png 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JAX&#8217;s pet service relief area can be found near the post-security Food Court.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/jacksonville-international-airport-recognized-as-among-top-airports-in-the-world-for-excellent-customer-service\/\">Jacksonville International Airport Recognized as Among Top Airports in the World for Excellent Customer Service<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Jacksonville Aviation Authority is pleased to announce that Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) has been inducted into the Airports Council International (ACI) Director General\u2019s Roll of Excellence for consistently delivering excellence in customer service. The award recognizes airports worldwide that received high marks from passengers who participated in ACI\u2019s Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Surveys.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Commemorating the 15<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary of 9\/11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To commemorate the 15<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of 9\/11, we interviewed staff whoworked at one of the four Jacksonville Aviation Authority-managed airports on that fateful day. You can read each of those posts independently (<a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/remembering-the-day-that-forever-changed-aviation-part-1\/\">Part 1<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/remembering-the-day-that-forever-changed-aviation-part-2\/\">Part 2<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/remembering-the-day-that-forever-changed-aviation-part-3\/\">Part 3<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/remembering-the-day-that-forever-changed-aviation-part-4\/\">Part 4<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/remembering-the-day-that-forever-changed-aviation-part-5\/\">Part 5<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 2016 was an exciting year at JAX. Enplanements were up, new nonstop flights took off while others were announced to start in 2017. \u00a0New in-terminal amenities opened to improve the passenger experience and travelers were treated to new shopping and dining vendors. In anticipation of 2017, here\u2019s a quick look back at some of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,4,17,5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=898"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":904,"href":"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/898\/revisions\/904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/flyjacksonville.com\/jetstream\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}