In August 2015, Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport introduced The Wall. The Wall was installed to not only to protect the WINGSPAN construction renovations, but also to interact with travelers. The Wall became the voice for any construction updates as a guest blogger. Originally filled with speech clouds introducing itself, The Wall was later equipped with touch-screen monitors, bringing a whole new meaning to the age-old saying, “if walls could talk.”

Travelers could also interact with The Wall over social media. The Wall often encouraged pictures, as The Wall wrote in a September 2015 blog post, “And feel free to take pictures with me (I simply adore having my photograph taken). If you’re feeling extra generous and would like to share your pictures on social media, be sure to use the hashtag #WINGSPAN and #TheWall.”

While we will fondly remember all of the good times GSP and our travelers shared with The Wall, we know that with its recent demolition came great progress towards the completion of WINGSPAN.

When WINGSPAN began in July 2012, a gallery of photo renderings and a walkthrough video was created. Scroll through the galleries and photos of The Wall. Let us know how you think the updates compare to the updates by commenting below!

And never forget, our good friend The Wall.

-The Terminal

Good afternoon, my most favorite travelers!

I hope that you were able to thoroughly enjoy the holiday season with your friends, family and loved ones—I know I sure did. And now, I’m making plans to ring in the New Year at my favorite place: the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport.

Speaking of which, have you decided what you’re doing yet? If you need help, we have a ton of great direct flights that can get you to some of the best parties around. Take a look at a few of our most popular non-stop locations below:

Chicago

When it comes to New Year’s celebrations, the Navy Pier is the epicenter of all things spectacular. Enjoy entertainment, rides and attractions at this family friendly destination, and at midnight, watch a kaleidoscope of colorful fireworks—perfectly synchronized to music over Lake Michigan.

Miami

Calling all Clemson fans! As the Tigers prepare for the big playoff game, you can book your direct flight to watch them take on Oklahoma at the Capital One Orange Bowl. American Airlines in offering direct service to Miami International to help get fans into the action.

New York

Nothing is more iconic New Years than watching the Ball Drop with thousands of your closest friends! Head to New York and reserve your spot at one of the hundreds of parties happening in Times Square and beyond.

We also have direct flights to Dallas, Orlando, Houston, Newark, Philadelphia, Tampa and Washington, DC.

No matter where you decide to venture for New Years, we hope that you enjoy safe travels and are able to start the New Year off with a bang!

Catch you in 2016!

-The Wall

Hello, my favorite people.

Did you hear that the Clemson Tigers are heading to the Capital One Orange Bowl this year?? Pretty exciting stuff!

Not only that, but American Airlines is offering direct service for to Miami International Airport to help get fans into the action.

The flight will depart from GSP at 12:10pm on December 30^th and will arrive in MIA at 2:10pm. The returning flight from MIA is on January 1^st at 2:00pm and will arrive back at GSP at 4:00pm.

American Airlines currently operates several daily nonstop flights from GSP including Charlotte, Dallas, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.

If you’re a Clemson fan, I’d definitely suggest booking your flight at americanairlines.com soon. Word around here is that the flight will fill up fast!

That’s all I have for today, folks.

Catch you next time!

-The Wall

You will never believe the news I heard around the airport over the weekend.

It turns out that US Airways completed its final flight before officially merging with American Airlines—giving it the largest fleet in the world, with more than 900 mainline aircraft.

The final flight under the US Airways name was Flight 1939, which was named in honor of the year US Airways started flying. The flight left San Francisco Friday evening and touched down in Philadelphia Saturday morning.

Seated on this historical flight were past US Airways employees and frequent flyers. The flight attendants passed out champagne and reminisced until the passengers drifted off to sleep. Upon Flight 1939’s arrival, passengers were greeted by crowds of people showing their respect for the 76-year-old airline.

We have loved doing business with US Airways and look forward to continuing to work with American Airlines.

Far thee well, my travelers!

Until next time,

The Wall

I am back, travelers! Did you miss me? I certainly missed all of you.

I have exciting news to share with you today. It is my distinguished honor to announce that our fearless leader, David Edwards, is the cover story for this month’s Airport Revenue News (ARN).

David Edwards, GSP’s president and CEO, was recently named Director of the Year, Small Airports Division by ARN. In this month’s issue, he shares his journey from aspiring to become a commercial airline pilot to eventually accepting a position as director for the Asheville Regional (AVL) airport—which then led him to GSP.

Since he’s been at GSP he has helped lead many great initiatives, including our WINGSPAN Project. It is because of efforts such as this that he has been recognized with such an incredible award.

Truth be told, David Edwards is actually the reason why I am here! He gave me my big break at the airport as the keeper of GSP’s WINGSPAN Project. If it wasn’t for him, I would probably just be a lonely wall somewhere, and would have never had the chance to meet all of you fine people.

Congratulations, David! It is an honor to work beside you and to see the incredible work you continue to do for our airport.

Take care, my most favorite travelers!

Until next time,

The Wall