Branson Bound
December 14, 2008 – 11:30 pmLate last week, AirTran made news as the first airplane to sign up for flights to Branson, Missouri.
Exciting? Maybe for those flying from Atlanta looking for some good midwestern, riverboat cruises.
For the rest of us, this airport is far more intriguing as it is the only privately financed and operated commercial airport in the United States. Debt and equity combined it took the developers around $150M to get this airport going. Branson is unique in that it has sufficient demand but no airport. Flights are set for next summer and it should be interesting to watch.
