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TULSA, OK – December 1, 2021 – On Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 11:51 p.m. there was a shooting at Tulsa International Airport. Airport police officers responded immediately and brought the incident to a conclusion. The suspect and one airport police officer were the only known injuries. Tulsa Police Department also responded w...

TULSA, OK –November 19, 2021 – Thanksgiving travel will begin this weekend and the airport is planning for an increase in passenger activity. On Wednesday, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration said it expects to screen approximately 20 million air passengers during the busy Thanksgiving travel period, which would be ...

TULSA, Okla. Nov. 18, 2021 — Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) today begins service from Tulsa International Airport (TUL) to Austin, Texas and Phoenix-Mesa, Ariz. To celebrate, the company is offering one-way fares on the new routes as low as $39.* “Austin has become a premier travel destination and Phoenix-Mesa is the gateway to the best that the s...

TULSA, OK – November 11, 2021 – On Tuesday, November 9, 2021, Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust (TAIT) approved the selection of LEO A DALY, a global planning, architecture, engineering and interiors firm, to lead the design for a new air traffic control (ATC) tower and TRACON facility at Tulsa International Airport. TAIT received proposals f...

TULSA, OK – November 9, 2021 – This morning, the Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust’s Board of Trustees approved a resolution to change the name of the Richard Lloyd Jones, Jr. Airport to Tulsa Riverside Airport. The new name will be effective January 1, 2022. The airport’s International Air Transport Association (IATA) code, RVS, and Interna...

TULSA, OK – November 2, 2021 - This week, American Airlines and Tulsa International Airport are celebrating nonstop service to three new destinations: Austin (AUS), Washington, D.C. (DCA) and Miami (MIA). The new nonstop flights to these popular business and vacation destinations will be offered year-round. With the addition of these rou...

TULSA, OK – October 14, 2021 – S&P Global Ratings, the credit rating agency, recently revised Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust’s (TAIT) general airport revenue bond rating outlook from “stable” to “positive”, and affirmed its ‘A-‘ long-term rating. The bond rating was applied to two series of refunding bonds: the $1.9...

$1,000 signing bonus being offered for all hourly positions TULSA, Okla. (August 16, 2021) – Delaware North, the food and beverage provider at Tulsa International Airport, will be hosting hiring events from 12 to 3 p.m. every Thursday throughout August and September to fill a variety of restaurant positions. Signing b...

TULSA, OK – August 10, 2021 – Allegiant today announced two new, year-round nonstop routes from Tulsa International Airport (TUL) to Phoenix, AZ via Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) beginning November 18, 2021, and Sarasota, FL via Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) beginning December 15, 2021.  To celebr...