T.F. Green experiences passenger increase in September and YTD

PASSENGER TRAFFIC increased at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick in September. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO
PASSENGER TRAFFIC increased at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick in September. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ MICHAEL SALERNO

WARWICK – T.F. Green Airport saw a 0.7 percent increase in passengers in September to 302,381 from 300,284 in September 2015, the R.I. Airport Corp. said Friday.
The airport also saw a 2.5 percent rise during the first nine months of the year, to 2,730,755 from 2,665,073 during the same period last year.
Southwest Airlines held the largest market share in September at 40.6 percent, while American Airlines held a 27.3 percent share. Delta Airlines, United Airlines and JetBlue Airways rounded out the top five market share holders at 12.3 percent, 11.3 percent and 6.8 percent, respectively.
American had the greatest increase in passengers over the year at 6,400, to 82,444 in September, while TACV Cabo Verde Airlines, which flies year-round to Cape Verde, had the largest percentage increase year-over-year at 19.1 percent, to 2,598 last month.
United Airlines posted a 14 percent passenger increase over the year to 34,308; JetBlue also saw 4.4 percent passenger growth, to 20,549.
Condor Airlines’ decision to no longer offer service to Germany from T.F. Green was reflected in the numbers, as it posted the largest passenger decline at 32.4 percent, to 292 in September from 432 in September 2015. Condor, which had operated flights to Frankfurt for two summers, ended flights early last month, citing increased competition from low-cost carriers as the reason.
Southwest experienced the greatest passenger decline over the year in September at 7,229, to 122,870 from 130,099, a 5.6 percent decrease. Delta had a 2.3 percent dip in passengers, to 37,204 from 38,067 during the same time period.

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