May airport traffic didn’t fly as high this year as it did in 2022
Friday, July 28, 2023 by Eric Webb
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Thursday released a monthly update on its passenger and cargo traffic.
Courtesy of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
According to the airport, 1,981,813 passengers flew through the airport in May, down 1.98 percent compared to the same month in 2022. Southwest Airlines accounted for the most passengers by far – 754,917 – but that number was still down 4.2 percent from last year. Year to date, however, the Austin airport has seen 8,738,900 passengers, which is up 9.10 percent compared to January-May 2022.
Air cargo in May totaled 23,983,486, down 8.8 percent compared to the same month last year. Crunch some more numbers at the city’s website.
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