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Air travel is still declining

 
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The holidays may bring a boost of travelers to Oklahoma’s major commercial airports, but overall travel is down for the year.

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Departures also decreased at Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport. In October, 4,712 people flew from the airport, a more than 10 percent drop from October 2008.

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Departures have decreased at Will Rogers World Airport by more than 10 percent in 2009 and nearly 13 percent at Tulsa International Airport.

Karen Carney, a spokeswoman for Will Rogers World Airport, said the 7 percent drop in passengers in October was still "feeling a little bit better” compared to the double-digit drops experienced in some months earlier this year.

She was cautiously optimistic about the upcoming holidays.

"We know it will probably be busy. Planes will be full. But some of the airlines have cut capacity, so there won’t be as many planes as in the past,” she said.

Traditionally, the busiest travel days are the Wednesday before and the Sunday after Thanksgiving. But this year, people were more flexible with their travel dates to get better deals on airfare, she said.

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