Increased Holiday Air Travel For Bing. Airport - 11/23/2009
It's one of the biggest travel weeks of the year, and this year's rough economy isn't expected to change things.
The Greater Binghamton Airport says it expects to see a nearly three percent increase in Thanksgiving traffic over last year.
The airport says the last week of November is traditionally a busier time of year than even Christmas.
"At Christmastime, the travel is spread out over a few weeks. When you're talking about travel or leisure travel during the Thanksgiving holiday, it's all compacted into one week," said Carl Beardsley, Commissioner of Aviation.
The Binghamton Airport says ticket sales in general started picking up for the airport after a weak holiday season last year, with traffic steadily growing throughout 2009.
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