DAYTONA BEACH -- Passenger traffic at Daytona Beach International Airport increased 16 percent in April, compared with the same period last year.
Last month, 54,603 incoming and outgoing passengers passed through Daytona Beach International Airport. This compares with 46,888 total passengers in April 2010. For the 12-months ending April 30, passenger traffic increased 17 percent over the prior year to 515,352.
Airport Director Rick Karl attributed the passenger traffic gain in April to increased seating capacity and competitive fares offered by the airport’s two principal carriers -- Delta Air Lines and U.S Airways.
“We are very pleased with April’s excellent traffic performance and hopeful jet fuel prices will moderate so recovery and expansion of commercial airline service can continue through the rest of 2011,” Karl said.
Since November 2009, the airport has experienced a continued upward trend in passenger traffic as part of a gradual rebound in the local economy.
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