FEWER FLIERS Fewer Passengers Take To The Skies From West Virginia Airports
Reported by: Bethany Simmons
Web Producer: Bethany Simmons
Reported: Feb. 4, 2013 9:59 AM EST
Updated: Feb. 4, 2013 10:30 AM EST
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Charleston
, Kanawha County
, West Virginia
Fewer people flew in and out of the Mountain State this past year.
Passenger boardings were down about 5 percent at Charleston's Yeager Airport. Tri-State Airport in Huntington saw a 6 percent dip in passengers, and boardings also were down at several other airports across the state.
The mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport in Parkersburg was the only airport to see an increase, with a jump of about 5 percent.
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Bethany Simmons
