Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport passenger boardings plunged over 16 percent in February, in large part due to the airlines canceling flights amid the month’s bad weather, officials said today.
The carriers scratched 40 flights at the airport in the month, said Mike Landguth, the airport’s president.
He said there were two “snow events” in the month.
According to the airport, Allegiant Air’s boardings fell 49 percent in the month.
Also, American Eagle traffic dropped 21 percent, figures show.
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Mike Pare, the deputy Business editor at the Chattanooga Times Free Press, has worked at the paper for 27 years. In addition to editing, Mike also writes Business stories and covers Volkswagen, economic development and manufacturing in Chattanooga and the surrounding area. In the past he also has covered higher education. Mike, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., received a bachelor’s degree in communications from Florida Atlantic University. he worked at the Rome News-Tribune before ...
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