Aberdeen passenger numbers increase in 2013

Source: American News, Aberdeen, S.self storageD.Jan. 07--Passenger numbers have increased for the third straight year at Aberdeen Regional Airport.Transportation Director Mike Wilson said there was a 4.6 percent increase in passenger boardings this past year, with December passenger numbers up 9.6 percent.Overall, Wilson said, 26,513 passengers boarded flights in Aberdeen and 52,589 arrived or departed in Aberdeen. December's passenger numbers were the third highest this year. Passenger numbers in March were up 18 percent, and June passenger numbers were up 14.6 percent."It's nice seeing that increase," he said. "A lot of airports are going down."Wilson said 90 percent of available seats were full in December, and, on average, 73 percent of the seats were full in 2013. Those statistics include non-revenue seats, he said, estimating that 60 to 70 seats coming in and out of Aberdee迷利倉 are non-paying seats.The passenger increase in 2013 follows a 1.4 percent increase in 2012 and a 21.6 percent increase in 2011.During 2010 and 2011, more seats were available to passengers as Delta transitioned toward use of the 50-passenger CRJ. The first CRJ was introduced in 2010, and, for a time, 114 seats per day were available. The second CRJ was introduced in 2011. Wilson said, for a time, there were 132 seats available.Wilson said passenger numbers decreased each year from 2006 to 2010."It's nice to be on an upward trend," he said.Wilson said ticket prices in Aberdeen have remained competitive with the Sioux Falls Regional Airport and are often within $20 to $30.Follow @ElisaSand_aan on TwitterCopyright: ___ (c)2014 the American News (Aberdeen, S.D.) Visit the American News (Aberdeen, S.D.) at .aberdeennews.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉