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July 19, 2006
David F. Byron, APR
Community Information DirectorJune traffic decreases at Daytona Beach International Airport
Passenger traffic at Daytona Beach International Airport declined 24 percent in June in comparison with the same month last year.
The County-operated airport recorded 44,371 incoming and outgoing passengers during June. This compares to the 58,765 travelers recorded in June last year.
For the past 12 months, 578,087 travelers have flown in and out of the Airport, a 9 percent decrease over the same 12-month period the prior year when the Airport handled 638,546 passengers.
Stephen J. Cooke, DBIA’s Director of Business Development, said June’s traffic decline is the result of Delta’s 50 percent reduction in seat inventory. In June last year there were 60,728 available Delta seats in comparison with 30,547 seats this June. This includes Delta and Delta Connection Carriers, Comair and Atlantic Southeast Airlines. The sharp decline in Delta’s seat inventory is being experienced by many other airport’s throughout the Delta system following the carrier’s filing under Chapter 11 in October 2005, Cooke added.
In contrast, Continental Airlines increased the number of passengers handled in June by 24 percent -- from 4,827 in June 2005 to 6,001 this June. United Airlines, which began new service in February handled 4,601 passengers during June.
Overall, airline passenger loads increased from 80 percent in June last year to 84 percent in June this year.
For further information contact: Stephen J. Cooke, Director of Business Development at 386/248-8030, extension 8309.
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