Airport passenger traffic increases 18% in July

Year-to-date figures show SRQ passenger traffic is down 32%.

By Business Observer Staff
| 12:16 p.m. August 19, 2020
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Courtesy. Sarasota-Bradenton International AirportÂ passenger traffic hasÂ increased 18%Â from 52,845 passengers in June to 62,405 passengers in July.Â

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SARASOTA — Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport passenger traffic has increased 18%, from 52,845 passengers in June to 62,405 passengers in July.

Despite the increase, traffic at SRQ, given the impact of COVID-19, is down 57.6% compared to July 2019, according to a press release. Also, year-to-date figures show airport passenger traffic is down 32%, with 776,430 passengers using the airport so far this year.

However, passenger traffic at SRQ continues to rise each month since the pandemic low point. The airlines serving the airport continue to bring back flights that were either temporarily suspended or were only flown seasonally, the statement says.