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Boise Airport says passenger traffic up 8% year-to-date; airlines adding capacity and new routes
Summary
Air service manager reported June was the airport’s busiest month on record, passenger traffic is up 8% year-to-date, airlines are increasing capacity and several new or returning routes were discussed.
Boise Airport’s air service manager told the commission on Aug. 6 that passenger traffic is up 8% year-to-date and that June was the airport’s busiest month on record.
Shauna Samuelson, air service and marketing manager, said the airport continued to outpace many peer markets. "During 2010 to 2023, our community increased 34% while the national average is 8%," Samuelson said, adding that Boise’s geographic isolation and regional catchment give the airport a wide draw across neighboring states.
Samuelson reviewed airline market data showing modest seat-capacity increases through the end of the year and a slight dip in load factor due to added capacity. She said Boise has nine airlines serving…
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