Spokane International Airport reported a sharp drop in business last month over December of 2007.
– 126,000 passenger boardings were recorded in December, about 22,000 fewer than a year earlier, the airport says. That’s a decrease of nearly 15%
– For the year, the airport handled 3,423,500 passenger boardings, a 1.4% decrease from 2007
– 4,639 tons of freight moved through the airport last month, down 7%
– More than 52,000 tons of freight moved through the airport in 2008, a decrease of about 5% from 2007
– At Felts Field, there were about 65,800 aviation operations in 2008, a 5.7% decrease from the prior year.