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May 20, 2008

Roanoke air traffic down on economy, holidays

From a Wednesday brief in The Roanoke Times by Jeff Sturgeon:

Passenger traffic dropped 15 percent during in April at Roanoke Regional Airport, when the figures are compared with those of a year ago.
Total passengers came in at 50,339 last month, down from 59,438 in April 2007, according to the airport’s monthly report released Tuesday.
Airport spokeswoman Sherry Wallace said it is possible economic conditions have reduced business travel.
But the other consideration is that April 2007 passenger traffic was abnormally high, she said. Both spring break and Easter fell in April 2007 while, this year, both fell in March. In addition, countless additional travelers used the airport in April 2007 due to the Virginia Tech shootings.
“We were expecting some drops, maybe not so much so soon,” Wallace said. “Aviation can be cyclical. Things do happen.”

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[May 24, 2008 10:06 AM]

Jackie Porter

I am a business traveler who flies frequently. Roanoke has always been a very expensive airport to fly out of, but with the increase in ticket prices I have started driving to Greensboro or Raleigh in order to bring the cost down. Even with the mileage cost I am saving an average of $500 per trip. We gave my son First Class tickets out of Washington for what Coach would cost out of Roanoke. If you want more volume, get prices in line with area airports.

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