Special to The Travel Trolley
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Passenger activity at Port Columbus International Airport showed a slight increase in April, officials said.
Statistics released during a recent meeting of the Columbus Regional Airport Authority Board of Directors show that in April Port Columbus had a 0.8 percent increase in passengers compared to the previous year. A total of 529,496 passengers traveled through Port Columbus in April compared to 525,223 in April 2009. Year-to-date 1,957,333 passengers have used Port Columbus, up two percent from 2009.
“We’re encouraged to see passenger traffic continue to stabilize at Port Columbus after a difficult national economy negatively impacted travel in 2008 and 2009,” David Whitaker, vice president of business development & communications, said in a news release.
Port Columbus provides 150 daily departures to 33 airports.