Airport's passenger traffic increases to 69% of 2019 levels

SARASOTA — For October, passenger traffic at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport climbed to 69% of the 2019 level. That's up from September, when the traffic level was at 53% of 2019, and both July and August, when the levels were at 43% of 2019, according to a press release. 

“We continue to see our airport rebounding much faster than other airports across the country," says Sarasota Bradenton International Airport President and CEO Rick Piccolo in the statement. "Our October passenger level was just shy of where it was in 2018 and each month we continue to see our passenger levels climb."