SALT LAKE CITY – Travelers planning a trip from northern Utah to Southern California now have another way to get there.
Starting Tuesday afternoon, a commercial airline begins flying six days a week from the Ogden-Hinckley Airport to Burbank.
The new service from Houston-based Avelo Airlines is meeting demand from those living in and around Ogden, said Tom Christopulos, director of Ogden s community and economic development department. The Los Angeles area is the top destination for air travelers from the Ogden area, Christopulos said in a prepared statement.
The flights will also provide Californians a convenient route to Utah to take advantage of outdoor activities or simply travel for work, said Sara Toliver, CEO of Visit Ogden.
Utah Business
The Milken Institute, a non-profit think tank based in Santa Monica California, releases a ranking each year for the best performing cities based on “GDP growth, wage increase, job creation,” and other factors. Comparing over 400,000 metropolitan areas, it may well surprise people that Utah has three cities in their top ten ranking this year. Provo-Orem was ranked at number one, with Salt Lake City following closely behind at number four, and Ogden-Clearfield jumping into the top ten at number nine.
As stated by the report, “These cities registered levels of wage and job growth that were far above the national median. They also had relatively affordable housing costs and very high levels of broadband access, indicating inclusive growth based on housing and infrastructure investment.”