Airline traffic down in first half of 2008

Not surprisingly in this year of high fuel prices, airline traffic took a dip in the first six months of this year, with U.S. airlines carrying .4% fewer passengers than in the first six months of 2007, according to the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

LAX also saw domestic traffic fall by 2.6%. A few large airports have seen slight gains in the first half of 2008, including Atlanta, Denver and Orlando.

-- Steve Hymon

 



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Steve Hymon is The Times' Road Sage. He covers traffic and transportation in a region united by a confounding network of freeways that frustrate drivers daily. The Bottleneck Blog is Steve's website home, where he breaks transportation news, reports on traffic tie-ups and brings a critical but humorous eye to commuting in Southern California. You can reach Steve at steve.hymon@latimes.com.

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