ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT OFFICIALS ARE MAKING MOVES TO IMPROVE THE FACILITY’S PASSENGER TRAFFIC. PASSENGER TRAFFIC IS DOWN FOR THE 8TH YEAR IN A ROW. IT’S DOWN ABOUT 27 PERCENT SINCE 2007. SPOKESMAN DAN JIRON SAYS THEY ONCE RELIED ON SOUTHWEST AIRLINES AS ITS PRIMARY CARRIER. BUT NOW, HE SAYS THEY’RE ADDING MORE AIRLINES TO DIVERSIFY. SO FAR HE SAYS TWO HAVE BEEN ADDED.
STILL, JIRON SAYS PEOPLE AREN’T TRAVELING TO THE SUNPORT AS MUCH AS THEY DID IN THE PAST. HE TELLS 770 KKOB THE SUNPORT IS ALSO BELT TIGHTENING AND KEEPING OPERATIONS EFFICIENT, WHICH HE SAYS HAS KEPT THEIR BUDGET FLAT OVER THE YEARS … THEIR SERVICES CONSISTENT … AND THEIR REVENUE BASICALLY UNAFFECTED.
