In the midst of an obviously troubled national economy, some good local economic news surfaced this week: Business was significantly up at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport in January.
Overall boardings rose to about 22,500 passengers in January. That was an 8 percent increase from January a year ago.
Here is a breakdown of some of the figures:
* Boardings on Allegiant Air increased by more than 37 percent in January.
* The carrier that has the largest number of passengers at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport — Atlantic Southeast Airlines — saw a nearly 16 percent increase.