Media Requests
All requests for information, interviews, or to conduct media business on site anywhere on airport property, both for routine and for breaking news, should be directed to the CVG Airport media team. For inquiries or requests of a timely nature, please call the media line at 859-767-6397.
- Dec 6, 2023
Cincinnati Enquirer: CVG launches zTrip, its newest 'cutting-edge' taxicab service for travelers
Cincinnati Enquirer / Quinlan Bentley / December 6, 2023Travelers at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport will now have access to a new taxicab service taking them anywhere they need to go in Greater Cincinnati and beyond.CVG has partnered with zTrip to provide the new service − now available at Ground Transport East − which airport officials lauded as a "cutting-edge transportation service" that combines the safety standards of traditional taxi services with the convenience of ride-hailing apps like Uber."We are pleased to welcome zTrip to provide on-demand taxi services for our travelers,” Candace McGraw, chief executive officer of CVG Airport, said in a statement. "This partnership will enhance the travel experience by providing another ground transportation option that is convenient and reliable.”[FULL STORY HERE](https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2023/12/06/cvg-airport-launches-new-ztrip-taxicab-service-for-travelers/71828823007/)Read more - Nov 28, 2023
Fox 19: CVG bringing local flavors to travelers
FOX 19 / Rob Williams / November 28, 2023CINCINNATI (WXIX) - CVG is bringing local flavors to airport travelers as part of some recent upgrades.“With more passengers, we have focused on increasing our concession options,” said CVG Spokesperson Mindy Kershner. “Part of that focus is adding more local favorites. We have Skyline and Frisch’s that just opened up recently. We added Braxton Tap Room earlier this year.”The new Skyline at CVG is the only one that offers breakfast.If you haven’t flown through the airport in a while, there’s a new rental car center, shuttles to hotels and parking all located in ground transport west.[FULL STORY HERE](https://www.fox19.com/2023/11/28/cvg-bringing-local-flavors-travelers/)Read more - Nov 22, 2023
AJOT: Frontier Airlines to open a crew base at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
American Journal of Transportation / November 22, 2023Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines today announced it will open a new crew base at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) in May of 2024. The base is expected to employ approximately 80 pilots and 160 flight attendants within its first year of operation. Combined with airport and maintenance positions, the airline is expected to generate nearly $27 million annually in local wages with further growth anticipated in the coming years. Frontier currently offers 12 nonstop routes from CVG. To celebrate, America’s Greenest Airline is offering fares from $39.“The opening of a crew base will bring new jobs and meaningful wage impact to the greater Cincinnati area creating positive benefit for the airport and local community,” said Barry Biffle, CEO, Frontier Airlines. “Opening a crew base is also a win for customers who are able to take advantage of our ultra-low fares as we continue to grow at CVG and add new service over time.”[FULL STORY HERE](https://www.ajot.com/news/frontier-airlines-to-open-a-crew-base-at-cincinnati-northern-kentucky-international-airport)Read more - Nov 22, 2023
Business Courier: Frontier Airlines adds crew base at CVG
Cincinnati Business Courier / Chris Wetterich / November 22, 2023In a significant move, Frontier Airlines, the first low-cost carrier to establish regular service at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, setting off a decade of growth, said it will open a pilot and flight attendant crew base at the airport.The crew base will employ about 80 pilots and 160 flight attendants within its first year of operation. Frontier estimates when those jobs are added to airport and maintenance positions, it will generate nearly $27 million in local wages each year, with further growth expected.[FULL STORY HERE](https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2023/11/21/frontier-airlines-adds-crew-base-at-cvg.html)Read more - Nov 22, 2023
Local 12: Tips for flying to your Thanksgiving destination during the busiest travel day
Local 12 / Chloe Marklay, WKRC / November 22, 2023HEBRON, Ky. (WKRC)- The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is the busiest travel day of the year.CVG is expecting more than 200,000 passengers to travel in and out of CVG this week. This is a 16% increase compared to last year.If you are traveling on Wednesday, you should be at the airport at least two hours for a domestic flight and three hours before an international flight.You are encouraged to download your airline's apps to receive notification on delays and cancellations.[FULL STORY HERE](https://local12.com/news/local/tips-for-flying-thanksgiving-destination-cincinnati-nothern-kentucky-airport-cvg-flights-delays-app-parking-security)Read more - Nov 21, 2023
WVXU: There's a library at CVG — and it's expanding
91.7 WVXU / Tana Weingartner / November 21, 2023A library at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport has been gaining popularity since "taking off" in May 2023. Now, the Airport Library is expanding thanks to help from several Tri-State library systems.CVG approached the Kenton County Public Library with the idea earlier this year. It started small — just a modest collection of books and a QR code linking to e-materials from Kenton, Boone, Campbell and Cincinnati/Hamilton county libraries."If you think of Little Free Libraries, which have become very popular across the country, you can kind of think of the Airport Library as a Little Free Library that has kind of blown up," says Dave Schroeder, executive director of the Kenton County Public Library. "We have expanded the concept into a library at the airport that allows people to pick up books and to download e-materials and to drop off materials."[FULL STORY HERE](https://www.wvxu.org/local-news/2023-11-21/cvg-airport-library)Read more - Nov 10, 2023
Local 12: Feeling 'good and hungry'? New Skyline Chili restaurant opens at CVG
Local 12 / November 10, 2023HEBRON, Ky. (WKRC) - Skyline Chili has ventured into breakfast territory, and there's only one place you can order.A breakfast menu is available from the Cincinnati staple at its CVG airport location, which celebrated its grand opening on Friday at the food court in Concourse B.The new selections include a Skyline Breakfast Coney, Breakfast Chilito, Breakfast Way, and Breakfast Burrito.Skyline Chili still offers its traditional menu items, including Cheese Coneys and Ways, for travelers.“It’s important that CVG offers our passengers a unique Cincy region experience, which includes our area’s world-famous chili,” said Candace McGraw, chief executive officer, CVG. “We welcome Skyline Chili and are pleased to host their first airport location.”[FULL STORY HERE](https://local12.com/news/local/feeling-good-and-hungry-new-skyline-chili-restaurant-open-cvg-cincinnati-northern-kentucky-airport-breakfast-burrito-menu-coney-chillito-cheese-coneys)Read more - Oct 24, 2023
Business Courier: How did Breeze Airlines fare at CVG in 2023?
Cincinnati Business Courier / Chris Wetterich / October 24, 2023Leisure carrier Breeze Airways expanded aggressively at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in its first year here, offering five nonstop destinations, with two of them continuing past the peak travel season.Travel to two of the markets thrived, with passengers filling at least eight out of every 10 seats, while two others saw fewer than 7 out of every 10 seats filled.In 2023, Breeze flew to San Francisco; Charleston, S.C.; Providence, R.I.; Orange County, Calif.; and Richmond, Va. The Richmond flight proceeded onto Jacksonville, Fla., so CVG passengers had that option as well.Overall, 73% of Breeze’s 58,291 seats out of CVG were filled in 2023 through July, the latest month data is available from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Domestic U.S. airlines saw 84% of their seats filled in 2022, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. From 2014 to 2019, that number ranged between 84% and 85%.“We are pleased with our performance at CVG since we began service back in February, and this summer was no exception,” said Breeze spokesman Gareth Edmondson-Jones.[FULL STORY HERE](https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2023/10/24/how-did-breeze-airlines-perform-at-cvg-in-2023.html)Read more - Oct 19, 2023
Business Courier: CVG's international flights have strong performance since the pandemic
Cincinnati Business Courier / Chris Wetterich / October 19, 2023Five of the six regularly served international destinations at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport have seen steady performance in 2022 and 2023, with two Caribbean locales showing marked improvement, according to a Business Courier examination of federal airline data.The percentage of filled seats on international flights heading to or from CVG – 79.2% – also is slightly above the national average.The Bureau of Transportation Statistics data also gives the first glimpse at how British Airways’ new flight from CVG to London is performing.Today, airlines at CVG regularly fly to six international markets: Paris, London, Toronto, Cancun, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica.Over the past 21 months, airlines have offered more seats from CVG to Cancun than the other five destinations, with three out of four seats on those flights, both to and from CVG, filled. Frontier Airlines, Vacation Express and Viva Aerobus offer nonstop flights to Cancun. American Airlines and Delta Air Lines are adding nonstop service to the Mexican vacation destination in December.The Business Courier previously reported that Delta Air Lines’ flights to Paris have been 79% full since flights resumed in August 2022.[FULL STORY HERE](https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2023/10/19/cvg-international-flights-breeze-airways-delta.html)Read more