Covid-19 continues to take its toll on passenger traffic. In October, enplanements were down 52% with 36,817 passengers boarding flights out of ICT. This compares to 76,544 in October 2019. For the year, total passenger traffic is down 55%. Last October there were 34 average weekday departing flights compared to 22 this October.
The only bright spot was Allegiant which posted an 18% increase in passengers as a result of its Destin service that did not operate in October last year.
Outgoing cargo was up 11% over last October while incoming cargo increased 2%. Compared to last October, food and gift receipts were down 55%, rental cars down 47%, and parking revenue down 61%.
Aviation reports can be found in Airport Business.
