Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (KCVG) dropped three spots to rank as the 14th busiest airport in the country in 2005 as Delta Air Lines ramped down its operations and competitors declined to fill the gap.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the Hebron airport had 495,452 takeoffs and landings in 2005, down from 515,851 in 2004.
The reduction in flights reversed a trend of the last three years during which flights increased annually as the airport and the aviation industry in general bounced back from the 2001 terrorist attacks.
Barring an unforeseen surge in flights by Delta competitors or Delta itself, the number of flights this year at CVG will be even lower.
Delta implemented a plan to cut about 26 percent of its flights at the airport beginning Dec. 1, 2005, as part of its effort to reorganize and stem five years of massive financial losses.
According to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport statistics, Delta had 22.4 percent fewer flights in December than it did in November - to 492 flights a day, down from 634.
Cincinnati Post
The Federal Aviation Administration said the Hebron airport had 495,452 takeoffs and landings in 2005, down from 515,851 in 2004.
The reduction in flights reversed a trend of the last three years during which flights increased annually as the airport and the aviation industry in general bounced back from the 2001 terrorist attacks.
Barring an unforeseen surge in flights by Delta competitors or Delta itself, the number of flights this year at CVG will be even lower.
Delta implemented a plan to cut about 26 percent of its flights at the airport beginning Dec. 1, 2005, as part of its effort to reorganize and stem five years of massive financial losses.
According to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport statistics, Delta had 22.4 percent fewer flights in December than it did in November - to 492 flights a day, down from 634.
Cincinnati Post
