Tucson Worldwide Airport reviews that March was its busiest journey month in 16 years, indicating Tucson's journey demand is surpassing pre-pandemic ranges.
TIA officers mentioned March is all the time the busiest month for seasonal journey in Tucson, however this 12 months's report numbers are due partially to airways increasing their service right here.
“Prospects are responding to airways including capability to our market. “We’ve got come out of the pandemic actually robust and airways see Tucson as a worthwhile market,” mentioned Air Providers Advertising and Improvement Director Brian Kidd.
Kidd mentioned that is excellent news for vacationers who need to keep away from driving to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, as elevated site visitors makes Tucson extra enticing to airways.
“As increasingly more folks use Tucson, we will probably be extra prone to get extra providers in Tucson, which in flip would cut back the necessity for folks to make use of Phoenix. So we now have seen it as a virtuous circle,” he mentioned.
In line with TIA information, almost 400,000 passengers traveled by the Tucson airport final month, a quantity not seen since earlier than the 2008 monetary disaster.
Airport officers additionally mentioned they count on to see 45,000 extra vacationers on this 12 months's summer time journey season in comparison with final 12 months.