Saturday, March 31, 2012

Passenger counts up

PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport Executive Director John Wheat told Airport Authority board members that Panhandle airports saw a rise in passenger traffic for February after two straight months of decline. The passenger count at the airport near West Bay rose 1.5 percent last month compared to February 2011. Passenger counts were also up in Pensacola and Tallahassee, but down at Fort Walton Beach. (Source: Panama City News Herald, 03/30/12)