Austin airport welcomes 1.54 million travelers in July, marking its 5th busiest month ever

21/09/2021 0 min
Austin airport welcomes 1.54 million travelers in July, marking its 5th busiest month ever

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July was the fifth-busiest month ever at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, continuing a trend of increased travel since last spring, a year after the pandemic caused the facility's largest drop in passenger traffic. A total of 1.54 million people traveled through the airport in July, which airport officials said is up 279.6 percent compared with July 2020. Only 406,065 passengers were recorded at the airport last July, according to airport data. July 2021 now joins May, June, July and October 2019 as the busiest months ever at the airport.

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