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May 22, 2006
David F. Byron, APR
Community Information DirectorApril traffic declines 6 percent at Daytona Beach International Airport
Passenger traffic at Daytona Beach International Airport declined 6 percent in April in comparison with the same month last year.
The county-operated airport recorded 55,805 incoming and outgoing passengers during April. This compares to the 59,276 travelers recorded in April 2005. For the 12-month period ending in April, the number of incoming and outgoing passengers totaled 600,683, down 5 percent from the previous 12 months.
Airport officials said the April traffic decline is the result of a systemwide reduction in seats by the airport’s principal carrier Delta Air Lines, as part of the carrier’s filing under Chapter 11 in late 2005. During April, Delta offered 15,892 fewer seats in Daytona Beach compared with AprilMarch March 2005. The airport’s remaining two carriers -- United Express and Continental Express -- experienced high levels of passenger traffic during April. In contrast with Delta, the seat inventory on Continental Express service to Newark/New York was up 51 percent and generated 66 percent more passengers than in April 2005. Continental’s load factor was 94 percent in April. United Express, which began service to Washington - Dulles International Airport in February, achieved an 86 percent passenger load factor during April.
For further information contact: Stephen J. Cooke, Director of Business Development at 386/248-8030, extension 8309.
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