Business Baton Rouge airport expects travel this year to meet or exceed pre-COVID numbers By Deanna B. Narveson - May 3, 2023 (Collin Richie) FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint Travel at the airport is up 19.11% year over year through March, Caldwell told Daily Report this morning. In 2022, BTR saw roughly 18% more passengers than in 2021. Already an INSIDER? Sign in.