After an anticipated summer slowdown, passenger numbers soared in September at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. With 523,303 passengers in September compared with 390,812 a year ago, the airport posted a 33.9% increase in foot traffic. But the airport is still off when it comes to year-to-date figures, which are down 4.3% compared with last year – at 5.8 million compared with 6 million in 2008 through September. The number of passengers boarding domestic flights was up 40.6% to 261,095 from 185,666 a year ago. The number of passengers arriving on domestic flights was up 27% to 259,638 from 204,476 a year ago. Among domestic carriers, Southwest led all airlines with 159,565 passengers in September, up 41% from 112,948 a year ago.
Passenger numbers soar at New Orleans airport
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