Some smaller carriers had noticeable results in March. And clearly that drives our demand," Walker said. "Their numbers are record numbers, (and there is a) record number of hotel rooms. Walker added that Southern Nevada's hotel industry continues to drive airport growth. "They are starting to shed some of their capacity to get their costs under control," Walker said. Walker said bankruptcy is behind the changes in Delta's numbers. The number of passengers for the Atlanta-based carrier still under bankruptcy protection dropped to 214,509 from 267,525 last year. The Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier recorded 220,425 passengers in March, a barely perceptible increase from 220,207 last year.īut Delta Air Lines posted a major drop in March. 290,695 in the same month last year.įigures for fourth-ranked American Airlines were virtually unchanged. 3 carrier, posted a 9.1 percent gain with 317,025 passengers in March vs. Other major carriers at the airport saw mixed results.Īmerica West, which still reports passenger numbers separate from US Airways despite last year's merger, recorded 640,667 passengers, a 1.1 percent drop from 647,634 of last year. Its passenger load was up 12.1 percent from March 2005. The Dallas-based carrier recorded 1.36 million passengers - roughly one-third of the total count. Southwest Airlines, traditionally the busiest carrier at the airport, again posted strong numbers. "We'll have some more 4 million months this year, but then next year we may have a year where most if not all months will be 4 million," Walker said. Randall Walker, Clark County director of aviation, said similar monthly totals will soon become common. The figure was 3.1 percent higher than the 3.9 million seen in March 2005. The 4.04 million passenger count was the first time the Las Vegas airport topped the 4 million mark. That's the number of arriving and departing passengers who trooped through McCarran International Airport in March, airport officials said Tuesday. Photo by John Gurzinski/Review-Journal File Photo During the month, 4.04 million arriving and departing passengers came through at McCarran, data show. Passengers crowd Northwest Airlines’ ticket counter at McCarran International Airport in March.
March count at McCarran up 3.1 percent from year ago
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