Daytona Beach March airport traffic up 14%
Passenger traffic at Daytona Beach International Airport increased 14 percent in March compared with the same month last year.
However, traffic for the past year was down 13 percent from the prior 12 months.
During March, the Volusia County-operated airport recorded 54,947 passengers, compared to 49,257 travelers in March 2009, according to an airport release.
The traffic increase in March is the result of more seats in the market and higher passenger loads carried by the airport’s principal carriers, Delta and U.S. Airways, said Steve Cooke, the airport’s business development director. During March, 91 percent of available seats were filled, compared to 83 percent in March last year.
The passenger increase is the fifth consecutive monthly increase over the prior year.