An increase in air service propelled the Chattanooga Airport in May to one of its highest monthly passenger traffic marks in its long history, an official said Monday.
For just the third time ever, boardings topped 50,000 last month, April Cameron, Lovell Field’s chief executive officer, said.
Cameron told the Airport Authority at a meeting that added flights by American Airlines to its Charlotte and Dallas hubs, along with new nonstops to Las Vegas by Allegiant Air, helped Lovell Field reach its best monthly total since the end of the pandemic.
“I feel confident we’ll continue to see an upward tick,” she said.
The airport is building back its passenger numbers since the pandemic heavily hit boardings in 2020, when Lovell Field suffered its worst year since 1983.