Steve Sisneros

Steve is the vice president of airport affairs at Southwest Airlines, where he is responsible for all activities involved in securing Southwest's airport and non-airport real estate needs to fulfill the company’s mission. Fundamentally, he leads a team of industry experts who develop the strong relationships necessary to negotiate the business agreements with each airport Southwest Airlines serves. Steve began his career at Southwest Airlines in 1995 as a revenue management and pricing analyst.

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Lessons learned in forecasting growth – a recent case study

The modernization of Dallas Love Field was meant to reshape a 50-year-old facility into a long-term hub for one of the largest US carriers. Completed just 10 years ago, the facility has already reached its planned long-term ultimate capacity. We will explore the differences that arose between the original design and activity projections versus the reality of actual growth. We will also explore whether the outcomes of the modernization project itself influenced the subsequent use by the airline. This will be a valuable exploration of the lessons learned in this groundbreaking project.

The audience will learn:

• The importance of airport/airline collaboration for projecting future growth
• The value of time spent evaluating the details of future growth projections
• A case study of the resurgence in US domestic travel post-Covid
• How project outcomes can influence future growth and use
• How changes in the airline industry can affect predominately single-carrier airports