[Ost-news] McMurray Airport Passenger Numbers Still Growing

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Airport passenger numbers still growing  
By CHUCK CHIANG  
Today staff  
Tuesday January 22, 2008

If the Fort McMurray Airport seems more crowded than ever these days, it’s because that is exactly what’s happening, according to the latest passenger numbers.  
The airport saw 559,059 passengers either board or get off scheduled commercial flights last year, a record high and 34 per cent higher than 2006’s 415,965 figure.  
Airport officials said the pace of growth has surprised even them, noting that passenger numbers only reached 106,768 ten years ago.

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