March airline boardings show strong passenger demand in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – North Dakota’s eight industrial service airports posted a complete of 97,561 airline passenger boardings in March which is a 35% improve in passengers from March 2021.

The month additionally introduced the state’s highest degree of airline passenger visitors that has been skilled over a month-to-month timeframe over the past two years in accordance with the State Aeronautics Fee.   The pre-pandemic month of February 2020 was the final time that the state posted the next month-to-month passenger rely.  A number of airports inside the state have now surpassed or are very near reaching pre-pandemic passenger demand ranges.

North Dakota additionally continues to development above the nationwide common when wanting on the total pre-pandemic airline passenger restoration charge and the state is at the moment solely 9% beneath the passenger counts skilled in March of 2019.  Passenger demand all through the nation has continued to remain robust within the home leisure market, nevertheless, the enterprise and worldwide journey sectors are nonetheless affected by COVID-19 impacts.

“It’s thrilling information to see the best month-to-month airline passenger rely in two years,” acknowledged Kyle Wanner, Government Director of the North Dakota Aeronautics Fee.  “These current passenger numbers assist to showcase the continuous resiliency and optimistic restoration in demand for air transportation companies inside North Dakota.  We additionally anticipate that this demand for air service ought to stay elevated going into the summer time months, significantly within the leisure sector of the journey market.”