Charlotte airport
traffic keeps rising
10% more passengers flew in April than at same time last year
STEVE HARRISON
[email protected]
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport posted strong growth again in April, handing 10 percent more passengers than a year earlier.
About 1.42 million passengers boarded a plane in Charlotte in April, a number that includes passengers who switched planes here en route to somewhere else. A year earlier it was 1.28 million.
For the first four months of the year, Charlotte/Douglas handled 12 percent more passengers compared with the same period in 2006. Through April, 5.26 million people boarded a plane in Charlotte, compared with 4.67 million a year earlier.
The number of aircraft movements -- takeoffs and landings -- was up 4 percent in April.
US Airways, which has its largest hub in Charlotte based on daily flights, has increased capacity in Charlotte, as have other airlines.
Charlotte/Douglas was recently the nation's fastest-growing major airport, according to an Observer analysis. Officials attributed that to US Airways lowering some fares, and rising fares at regional airports such as Greensboro's, driving fliers to Charlotte.
traffic keeps rising
10% more passengers flew in April than at same time last year
STEVE HARRISON
[email protected]
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport posted strong growth again in April, handing 10 percent more passengers than a year earlier.
About 1.42 million passengers boarded a plane in Charlotte in April, a number that includes passengers who switched planes here en route to somewhere else. A year earlier it was 1.28 million.
For the first four months of the year, Charlotte/Douglas handled 12 percent more passengers compared with the same period in 2006. Through April, 5.26 million people boarded a plane in Charlotte, compared with 4.67 million a year earlier.
The number of aircraft movements -- takeoffs and landings -- was up 4 percent in April.
US Airways, which has its largest hub in Charlotte based on daily flights, has increased capacity in Charlotte, as have other airlines.
Charlotte/Douglas was recently the nation's fastest-growing major airport, according to an Observer analysis. Officials attributed that to US Airways lowering some fares, and rising fares at regional airports such as Greensboro's, driving fliers to Charlotte.
