McCarren universal Airport’s Lost Passengers

September 30, 2009 · Print This Article

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Southwest Airlines is the #1 carrier for Las Vegas

Clark County station of Aviation is reporting a 9.8% drop in passenger counts at McCarren worldly Airport during August. August 2008 saw nearly 4 million passengers while August 2009 tallied closer to 3.5 million flyers.

McCarren’s No.1 carrier, Southwest Airlines, showed a 4.1% drop while the No. 2 carrier, US Airways, suffered a 34.6% drop in passengers from the same period last year. US Airways has canceled many of its scheduled flights into and out of McCarren as a aftermath of the economic problems and rising fuel costs which helps explanation for the plummet in traffic. No. 5 carrier, American Airlines, had a 4.9% increase in passengers.

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United Airlines is the #3 carrier for Las Vegas

Airport traffic is probably one of the factors considered

in returning to the tried and true, “What happens here probably breaks most of the commandants but we won’t tell anyone,” national ad campaign. Look for all new Vegas ads coming soon to a TV near you.

Watch the new ads, have a laugh, soon after go buy an airplane ticket to Sin City. Come on gang, let’s get those numbers back up where they belong. We’re counting on you, and besides, you’ll have a great moment considering it’s a great instance to be in Las Vegas. Perfect weather, world class shopping, world class entertainment, gambling, drinking, gluttony, sex.and partying around the clock. It’s all here waiting.

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Need an excuse? Attend a convention. The next major is the 2010 worldly CES January 7-10. Need a Cadillac like the one seen here at the 2007 CES?