Airport Seeing A Jump In Passengers Since Addition of Flights to Charlotte

Things are going great and the community response has been excellent since adding flights to the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, according to Blair County Airport Authority Manager Tracy Plessinger.

The flights are provided by Contour Airlines.

“We are seeing a big jump in people using it,” he said. “Charlotte is a better hub and provides connections for transferring.”

Plessinger said the schedule is better with two flights being offered everyday.

He said when the flights were going to Philadelphia, they got 66 passengers per week. That number has increased to 184.

Plessinger said the...