More traffic went through Cherry Capital
TRAVERSE CITY — Summer air travel took flight at Cherry Capital Airport, and those numbers could help the airport break a five-year decline in passenger traffic.
The Traverse City airport handled 54,068 travelers in August, a 2.7 percent increase from the same period in 2010 and the fourth consecutive month the airport handled more travelers than a year ago.
Year-to-date passenger traffic through August passed the quarter-million mark to 250,883, a 4.7 percent increase from 2010.
Passenger counts at Blacker Airport in Manistee soared this year thanks to regional air service to Milwaukee through Frontier Airlines, though those increases may be short-lived.
Summer air travelers in Manistee increased to 9,000-plus for June through August, more than triple last year's summer total of 2,626. But Frontier told Manistee airport officials last month it will end air service to Milwaukee by late winter, as it phases out smaller, regional jets in a cost-cutting move.
Summer air travel is down at Pellston Regional Airport in Emmet County. The June-to-August passenger count of 20,847 is off more than 5 percent compared to last summer.
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