Sky Harbor Airport wants to spend more money to woo airlines to add international destinations.
Sky Harbor officials say it’s become an industry practice to offer an incentive program to help airlines reduce their financial risk during startup periods. This week, the City Council will vote on the airport’s three-year proposal to increase international marketing funds, allow fee waivers and institute a new credit for airlines that start service to unserved or underserved markets.
The plan calls for no money to be spent unless an airline actually flies to Phoenix. All spending to support a specific airline would require City Council approval.
Target cities include Montreal; Monterrey, Mexico; Tokyo; Beijing; Shanghai; Frankfurt, Germany; Paris; Rome; and Sao Paolo, Brazil.
