Bangor International Airport director making a departure

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER)-- Bangor International Airport Director, Rebecca Hupp recently announced that she is leaving.

Hupp has lead the airport staff for over a decade. But in March she's leaving for a new job as the airport director in Boise Idaho. She says she will be jumping from B.I.A.'S 250 thousand passengers a year to the Boise airports 1.2 million passengers. Hupp says changes in air security is the biggest difference since she started. She also says there are several completed projects that she is proud of. The runway reconstruction project, environmental improvements around the airport and additions to service.

Hupp says," I think the attraction of Allegiant Airlines was great addition to out domestic service. And the fact that we were able to retain the military transit flights even though 1 of our competitors offered to do it for free. That speaks volumes of the quality of people we have working here. That people are willing to pay to come to Bangor rather than go some where else that's free. "

Rebecca Hupp also says she believes travel numbers for B.I.A. are up 30 percent in the first 2 months of the year. She also says the airport is beginning new non stop air service to Washington D.C. on March 25th.

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