April 22, 2008Passenger numbers flat at Roanoke RegionalMarch passengers at Roanoke Regional Airport fell less than .5 percent from last year to 28,503 in 2008. For the first quarter, traffic was up nearly 2 percent to 77,225. While Allegiant Air only operates a couple of flights daily, its passengers were up nearly 30 percent in March, and Northwest Airlines was up more than 17 percent. Taking the biggest hits were Delta Connection (down 12.7 percent) and United Express (down 10.6 percent). Cargo was up in March (3.6 percent), but remains down for the year (3.2 percent). Are people flying instead of driving? Are people doing neither? We've looked a flying in candidates for jobs here at the paper and have had a terrible problem finding reasonable fares (spelling corrected at 3:41 p.m., April 22 after ridicule received from airport officials) without spending a lot of time looking at different airports, travel days and planning weeks ahead. Meanwhile, the numbers just keep looking better for flights in and out of Greensboro. But is it worth the drive and the parking? It's tough to say. What say you? |
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As the U.S. economy struggles to find its footing -- and experts debate daily whether or not we are in a recession, heading toward a recession or neither -- business editor Chris Winston writes this blog to provide local, state and national information to help you make heads or tails of the headlines. .....Advertisement.....
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