The new Rogue Valley Times sign at 2 E. Main St. in downtown Medford.

Wanna get away?

If you like air travel, there’s big news coming from Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport.

Writer Tony Boom reported on airport plans to expand the terminal, add skybridges and build a second-floor concourse.

The story took off on social media and gained a healthy amount of readers at rv-times.com.

One social media post noted that travelers going to and from the Medford airport have a future to look forward to that doesn’t involve walking out to planes in all kinds of extreme weather — which for Southern Oregon could all happen within a 12-hour span.

The new plan for MFR (which is the airport’s identifier code) comes on the heels of recent movement toward locking in a new air route between the Rogue Valley and the Dallas-Forth Worth airport, and it was just announced last week that Alaska Airlines will begin offering a direct route from MFR to San Diego this spring.

So pack your bags and start planning some trips. We’ve always been a supporter of airport operations locally, and these newest developments are bound to give Southern Oregonians more options to fly the friendly skies with added comfort and convenience.

Recent stories in the Times

Here are some other recent stories that you can only read in the Times, some of which are at times subscriber-exclusive to offer our best reporting to loyal readers:

Oregon State Marine Board puts new limits on Upper Rogue River charter boats

‘Indelible mark’: Central Point mayor passes gavel after more than two decades

Talent Travel Center opens with full-service truck stop in the works

Landmark ‘Sweet Cron’ farm set for half-million-dollar irrigation upgrade

Dinosaur Adventure event coming to Expo with animatronics, fossil digs

SO Repertory Singers announces executive leadership change

PHOTO FOCUS: Above the fog at Mt. Ashland Ski Area

North Medford girls make strides but No. 5 South Medford still too much

Crater romps in six duals to claim Oregon Wrestling Classic boys title

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— Troy Heie, editor; theie@rv-times.com / 458-488-2038