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Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Aircraft diverted to ROA after emergency pressurization issue
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport has reported a plane en route to Florida was diverted for an emergency landing after a midflight issue on February 26. ROA said a private jet, aircraft model Hawker 850XP on its way from Pittsburg to Florida 'experienced a pressurization issue.' ROA says parking lot is maxed out as renovations near final construction The crew issued an Alert 1 notification and declared an emergency, diverting to ROA. Officials with ROA said emergency vehicles were standing by to assist if needed and provided a safe place for the aircraft to land. No injuries or other complications have currently been reported, and no airport operations were affected. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Roanoke-Blacksburg Airport sees record number of travelers in 2024
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – More than 756,000 travelers chose to use the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport in 2024. That broke the old record, set nearly a quarter-century ago, by almost three percent. The airport says the added volume was split nearly right down the middle between locals flying out of the region, and visitors flying in. Officials said that's a great economic sign. 'The airport doesn't drive economic impact, it doesn't drive passengers, it's just the other way around,' Mike Stewart, the executive director of the airport, said. 'As the economy here is getting stronger and people are traveling, people want to come here from other places to see our beautiful Blue Ridge.' For those looking to use the airport to travel elsewhere, expect new flights out of Roanoke this year. Starting February 14, Allegiant Air will offer weekly non-stop service to Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida, giving the airport its ninth different non-stop destination, and the first new one in more than 15 years. ROA says traveling soared with new record and services in 2024 'Allegiant flies to Orlando-Sanford and also St. Petersburg, Florida, and they do very well on both of those and have since 2006,' Stewart said. 'This one to Sarasota they've announced is a year-round destination, so we just need everybody to continue to come out and support them.' One big sign that the airport had a good year in 2024: all three parking lots were totally filled around Thanksgiving. Stewart said he couldn't remember that ever happening before. However, to keep that good problem from becoming a big problem, the airport is set to begin the final phase of its parking lot enhancement project next month, providing a bit more space for this year's holiday rushes. 'Once that's done, we'll have the infrastructure to build and improve it more going forward,' Stewart said. 'It's really just a totally different experience out in the parking lot now.' Stewart said he hopes to finish the project this spring. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
