Airport director reports slight June traffic dip, outlines taxiway, checkpoint and fuel-farm plans and funding steps

Jose Sadev, the airport director, told the Bangor City Business Economic Development Committee on Monday, Aug. 4 that passenger traffic showed a small decline in June but that longer-term trends remain positive, and he outlined multiple capital projects and near-term financing steps.

“We did see a slight dip in the numbers for the month of June,” Sadev said, attributing the decline in part to runway construction and to broader industry softening. He said the airport has seen an increase in flights and aircraft size overall and that staff will “continue to monitor to make sure that it's just a blip, not a major thing.”

Sadev described active project planning on several fronts. On a proposed consolidated rental-car facility, Sadev said city attorneys determined “the authority is already in place through, ordinance for us to levy the charge,” and that the airport plans to hire a third-party consultant to analyze transaction data and…