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Passenger, cargo traffic at ABIA.
Total passenger traffic for Jan.- Mar. 2018 was up 13.3 percent compared to 2017.
March 2018
Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for March 2018 was 1,306,788, up 13% compared to March 2017. March 2018 enplanements totaled 640,591, up 11.6%. Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 465,117, up 9.6% compared to March 2017; American Airlines passengers totaled 240,234, up 7.8%; United Airlines passengers totaled 209,218, up 6.4%; Delta Air Lines passengers totaled 181,683, up 23.5%; JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 60,285, down 1.3%; Alaska Airlines passengers totaled 50,369, up 138.4%; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 43,864, up 79.4%; Allegiant Air passengers totaled 30,470, up 28.4%; British Airways passengers totaled 11,734, down 1.2%; Air Canada passengers totaled 4,040, up 34.4%; AeroMexico passengers totaled 3,860, up 18.1%; Norwegian Air passengers totaled 1,719; Volaris passengers totaled 1,373, down 24.5%; ViaAir passengers totaled 1,141; Scandinavian Airlines passengers totaled 697; and Sun Country Airlines passengers totaled 382.
March 2018 air cargo totaled 15,791,887 lbs., down 2.5% compared to March 2017. International air cargo totaled 1,700,290 lbs., down 15.9%. Federal Express carried 9.1 million lbs., down 2.1%; and United Parcel Service carried 3.5 million lbs., up 18.2%.
Air Services transferred 586,623 lbs. of mail, up 1.9%; and 1,556,394 lbs. of belly freight, down 15.4%.
Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 4,616, down 3.5%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 18,103, up 3.2%.
January – March 2018
Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for January – March 2018 was 3,357,674, up 13.3%, compared to January – March 2017. January – March 2018 enplanements totaled 1,656,316, up 12.7%. Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 1,237,565, up 10%; American Airlines passengers 633,196, up 6.4%; United Airlines passengers totaled 500,795, up 7.9%; Delta Air Lines passengers 445,546, up 23.1%; JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 146,525, up 0.3%; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 127,680, up 82.4%; Alaska Airlines passengers totaled 120,421, up 116.4%; Allegiant Air passengers totaled 71,971, up 39.6%; British Airways passengers totaled 31,371, up 6.1%; Virgin America passengers totaled 11,117; Air Canada passengers totaled 10,431, up 10.9%; AeroMexico passengers totaled 10,088, up 15.5%; Volaris passengers totaled 3,244, down 33.2%; ViaAir passengers totaled 3,160; Norwegian Air passengers totaled 1,719; Sun Country Airlines passengers totaled 1,280; and Scandinavian Airlines passengers totaled 697.
March 2018 (January – March 2018) air cargo totaled 43,901,987 lbs., up 1.3% compared to March 2017. International air cargo totaled 4,896,357 lbs., down 14.2%. Federal Express carried 24.8 million lbs., down 1%; and United Parcel Service carried 9.6 million lbs., up 22.2%.
Air Services transferred 1,683,499 lbs. of mail, up 14.3%; and 4,581,012 lbs. of belly freight, down 7.3%.
Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 11,526 for January – March 2018, down 13.6%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 47,783, down 0.6%.