Ford Airport leaders say relentless winter causes dip in passenger figures
CASCADE TOWNSHIP, MI — A relentless January winter wasn't kind to
Gerald R. Ford International Airport, hindering flight schedules and
lowering passenger totals for the month.
Officials announced about 157,000 passengers arrived and departed
Ford Airport in January, down from about 161,800 travelers a year ago, a
2.7 percent decline.
The January figure is also off from December 2013, when about 185,000 passengers flew in or out of the airport during its second-best year with 2.23 million passengers.
"It's weather, not just here, but weather that has occurred all over
the country," Executive Director Brian Ryks said at Ford Airport's board
meeting Wednesday, Feb. 26. "From the East Coast down to Atlanta, that
has really affected us."
At the same time, Ryks said passenger seat capacity was up about 4.6 percent across all its flights.
Leaders said West Michigan's largest regional airport wasn't the only
one to suffer. Traffic at Capital Region International Airport in
Lansing was down 16.5 percent for the month and Muskegon County Airport
down 24.5 percent, Ryks said.
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