BOB HOPE AIRPORT SUMMER PASSENGER NUMBERS TAKE OFF.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer BURBANK - Record numbers of travelers flew in and out of the Bob Hope Airport Bob Hope Airport (IATA: BUR, ICAO: KBUR, FAA LID: BUR) is a regional and national airport located in Burbank, California, United States. It was formerly known as United Airport (1930-1934); Union Air Terminal (1934-1940); this summer, brought by an improved economy and more flights by two new carriers, JetBlue and Delta Air Lines. Nearly 1.5 million passengers traveled through the Burbank airport between June and August, compared with 1.3 million in the same months last year, records show. August travel set a record: 521,217 travelers, up from 457,894 in August 2004 and even 16 percent more than August 2001, the month before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks slashed slash v. slashed, slash·ing, slash·es v.tr. 1. To cut or form by cutting with forceful sweeping strokes: slash a path through the underbrush. 2. air travel. ``We're glad to see the traveling public back in force,'' said airport spokesman Victor Gill. ``Our challenge is to keep giving them the airport convenience that they have come to expect over time. This is definitely above and beyond what we had going on prior to 9-11.'' While Bob Hope's numbers jumped, LAX's numbers remained flat. Some 17.4 million travelers used LAX this summer and last summer, statistics show. ``International traffic came in over forecast, but domestic traffic was flat because the airlines were trimming their schedules because of much higher fuel prices and the precarious financial condition of the so-called legacy carriers,'' said Tom Winfrey, a spokesman at LAX. ``We think traffic will increase next year.'' More jets as well as more people used Bob Hope this summer. In August, the airport had more than 5,700 flights among 10 carriers, compared with 5,320 in August 2004. JetBlue, which on May 24 began offering three daily nonstop HP's brand name for its fault-tolerant servers, which range in size from four CPUs to 4,000 CPUs. The NonStop line was created by Tandem Computers, which was acquired by Compaq, which later became part of HP. flights between Burbank and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , carried 97,116 passengers through Aug. 31, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. airport statistics. ``JetBlue is pleased to the response from its customers,'' said carrier spokeswoman Jenny Dervin. Delta Air Lines began offering a daily nonstop flight to Atlanta and flights to Salt Lake City through SkyWest in January. Its planes carried 29,658 passengers through Bob Hope Airport in June, July and August, statistics show. Southwest Airlines This article is about the American airline. For the former Japanese airline, see Japan Transocean Air. For the British airline, see Air Southwest. Southwest Airlines Co. is the biggest user of Bob Hope Airport and usually accounts for more than 65 percent of passenger traffic, airport officials said. In June, July and August it carried 919,733 passengers in and out of Burbank. The Burbank airport's all-time high was 4.9 million travelers in 1995. The airport had 4.7 million in 2003 and was just below the 1995 record in 2004. Jack Kyser, the chief economist The Chief Economist is a single position job class having primary responsibility for the development, coordination, and production of economic and financial analysis. It is distinguished from the other economist positions by the broader scope of responsibility encompassing the for the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Economic Development Corp. said the summer travel season was good to Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . But, he said, questions remain over whether the trend can survive rising fuel prices worsened by the Gulf Coast hurricanes. ``The fuel market is a major concern,'' he said. ``It's very volatile.'' Jason Kandel, (818) 546-3306 jason.kandel(at)dailynews.com |
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