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Toledo Express Airport Reports 11.65 Percent Increase In Passenger Enplanements For 2014
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Toledo Express Airport Reports 11.65 Percent Increase In Passenger Enplanements For 2014

TOLEDO, Ohio, January 16, 2015 – The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority welcomed 2015 with positive growth and momentum at Toledo Express Airport (TOL). The airport closed out 2014 with an 11.65 percent increase in passenger enplanements and an increase in overall passengers of 10.83 percent for the year. A total of 176,545 passengers made the choice to fly through TOL in 2014, which helped drive the airport’s second consecutive year-over-year double digit increase in passenger traffic. Port Authority reports for December 2014 show that overall passenger traffic at TOL was up 4.5 percent over the same month in 2013. December marked the airport’s twenty-first month of increased passenger traffic since 2013.

Posted on Friday, January 16, 2015

“There are many air service options available in our region and we appreciate the community for flying from Toledo Express whenever possible,” said Paul Toth, President and CEO of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority. “The continued support from local businesses and leisure travelers is what makes this airport successful. We are committed to making the travel experience at TOL as stress-free and seamless as possible. Travelers are finding that hub connectivity to Chicago via American Eagle provides the opportunity to connect to over 100 destinations worldwide, while Allegiant’s flights provide area residents with non-stop access to low cost vacation destinations in Florida.”

Allegiant carried 94,726 total passengers in 2014, a 17.02 percent increase over the previous year. American Airlines, whose passenger totals were up 4.27 percent for the year, carried 79,337 passengers between TOL and Chicago O’Hare Airport. 2014 marked the second consecutive year of double-digit increased passenger growth at TOL. Passenger traffic in 2013 was up 11 percent over 2012.

About Toledo Express Airport

Toledo Express provides a crowd-free and easy alternative to larger, less convenient hub-airports. Parking is available within 50 feet of the terminal and daily parking rates at Toledo Express are just $8 per day compared with more than $20 a day at other airports. Toledo Express offers non-stop service to Chicago (ORD) via American Eagle, and non-stop service to Orlando/Sanford Airport (SFB), Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) and St. Pete/Clearwater Airport (PIE) via Allegiant.

For additional information, please refer to www.toledoexpress.com, or connect with Toledo Express Airport on Facebook (www.facebook.com/toledoexpress) and on Twitter (@TOLAirport) to stay up-to-date on the airport and the air carriers that serve the northwest Ohio region.

It is the mission of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority to continuously focus on job creation by leveraging our strategic geographic position, resources and economic development proficiency to provide increased business opportunities—built upon and around our innovative transportation and logistics expertise—while promoting our community and region within the global marketplace. We will accomplish this through unmatched speed and efficiency of service, collaborative and strategic partnerships, community stewardship and the continued generation and execution of new ideas and innovations.

www.toledoportauthority.org – 419.243.8251


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