A lot of the international passenger fly into jax and

passengers arriving for leisure purposes such as vacation. A lot of the
international passenger fly into JAX and drive to Orlando so they can go to
Disney. JAX has suffered a recession in the past because of the economy. It
was 6.3 million passengers in 2007 and dropped down to 5.6 million in 2009,
according to data from the Jacksonville Aviation Authority, a government
agency that owns and manages the airport (Webner, 2015). The new cause
for the reduction in passengers for JAX is the COVID-19 pandemic. JAX had
plans to expand and add more carriers, but due to COVID-19 they have
suffered a 95% drop in the number of passengers. Covid-a9 did not only
affect the carriers, it also effected the terminal and business within the
terminal. JAX had roughly 52 employees accept a voluntary separation
agreement. JAX terminals normally see around 11,00 passengers a day,
recently they may only see around 2,000. They are also cutting out lights
and adjusting the air conditioning to help reduce cost (Osiadacz, 2020).

JAX does offer a lot of amenities for the comfort of the passengers. The
terminal offers free Wi-Fi and other services such as a spa. The expansion
that has been underway since 2000 is undergoing phase 2 which is an
expansion of parking systems and the addition of a new baggage screening
facility and a people mover system. Jacksonville International Airport has a
two-level main passenger terminal building with an area of 504,030m2. The
upper level of the terminal building is used for departures and the lower level
for arrivals. Level one has the baggage claim area and ticketing services are
provided at level two. The main terminal has 12 shops, 11 restaurants, a help
desk, USO facilities and a spa. A game room is available in the courtyard and
delta crown room is available in concourse A. The passenger terminal has 28
aircraft boarding gates of which 23 are provided with jet-loading bridges and
the remaining five gates with aircraft parking positions with terminal access.
It has 10,696 automobile parking spaces provided by two parking garages,
one surface lot and three economy lots. In October 2010, the airport opened
a new preferred-passenger lane (fast lane).
Fixed Base Operator, or FBO, refers to the private jet services available
at an airport. In some cases, this can mean a small VIP lounge within the
general airport terminal, or it can involve a large facility built specifically for
private jet usage, offering a range of services for private jet customers,
aircraft, and crew. At JAX this service is provided by Signature-Jacksonville.
Signature provides a lot of great features such as passenger lounge, business
center, kitchen and even showers. There are other services they also provide
for your aircraft. Some of these services are fuel, de-icing, catering, belt
loader and taxi services (Moran, N.D.).
References
Moran, Jay. (N.D.) Signature flight support. Retrieved from
Osiadacz, Alexander. (June 2, 2020). Jacksonville International Airport sees
steep dropoff in passengers due to COVID-19. Retrieved from
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