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Airline passenger traffic trending up
Monday, May 17, 2021 by Tai Moses
It should come as no surprise that people are getting on airplanes again and flying to distant lands – or maybe to Arizona. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport reports that 735,270 travelers passed through its terminals in March, an increase of 4.9 percent compared to March of last year. Air cargo is also up, totaling 18,764,285 pounds, a healthy increase of 25.7 percent compared to March 2020.
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