Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 8, 2008

November 2007 Passenger & Air Cargo traffic at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

ACTIVITY OVERVIEW
November 2007

Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for November 2007 was 752,049, up 7.5% compared to November 2006. November 2007 enplanements totaled 383,259, up 7.5%. Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 247,450, up 1.5% compared to November 2006; American Airlines passengers totaled 204,495, up 7%; Continental Airlines passengers totaled 93,145, up 8%; Delta Air Lines (including SkyWest Airlines, Shuttle America, and Atlantic Southeast Airlines) passengers totaled 61,968, up 8.5%; United Airlines (including SkyWest and Mesa) passengers totaled 32,836, down 11%; U.S. Airways (including Mesa) passengers totaled 22,932, down 6%; ExpressJet totaled 21,648; Northwest Airlines (including Pinnacle Airlines) passengers totaled 21,323, down 9%; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 20,844, up 23.5%; JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 19,194, up 5%; Aeromexico totaled 2,189.

November 2007 air cargo totaled 18,541,287 lbs., down 4% compared to November 2006. International air cargo totaled 502,214 lbs., up 44.5%. Federal Express carried 8.7 million lbs., down 12%; ABX Air, Inc. carried 3.2 million lbs., down 9%; and United Parcel Service carried 3.2 million lbs., up 23.5%.

Air Services transferred 460,570 lbs. of mail, up 0.02%; and 1.7 million lbs. of belly freight, down 21.5%.

Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 6,827, up 3%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 18,948, up 10%.

January –November 2007 Year-to-Date

Passenger Activity: Total passenger traffic for January – November YTD was 8,164,901, up 8% compared to January – November 2006. January – November 2007 enplanements totaled 4,176,859, up 8%. Southwest Airlines passengers totaled 2,754,095, up 3.5%; American Airlines (including Trans States Airlines) passengers totaled 2,212,602, up 5%; Continental Airlines passengers totaled 957,274, up 4%; Delta Air Lines (including SkyWest Airlines, Shuttle America, Mesa, and Atlantic Southeast Airlines) passengers 744,198, up 27.5%; United Airlines (including SkyWest, and Mesa) passengers totaled 394,677, down 11%; U.S. Airways (including Mesa) passengers totaled 257,672, up 5%; Northwest Airlines (including Pinnacle Airlines) passengers totaled 230,769, up 2%; JetBlue Airways passengers totaled 219,500, up 9%; Frontier Airlines passengers totaled 202,195, up 19.5%. ExpressJet totaled 155,059 passengers. Aeromexico totaled 24,868 passengers.

November YTD (January – November 2007) air cargo totaled 193,721,059 lbs., down 7.5%. International air cargo totaled 4,554,760 lbs., up 20%. Federal Express carried 97.1 million lbs., down 12.5%; ABX Air, Inc. carried 32.7 million lbs., up 0.2%; and United Parcel Service carried 30.3 million lbs., up 8%.

Air Services transferred 4,191,339 lbs., of mail, down 32% and 21,311,759 million lbs., of belly freight, down 3%.

Aircraft Operations: General Aviation operations totaled 69,026 for January – November YTD, down 7%. Combined operations (including commercial and military) totaled 196,925, up 2%.

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Source: City of Austin