DIA on track for another record year

Denver International Airport's iconic demonic horse, known colloquially as Blucifer. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)
Denver International Airport had its busiest May ever, capping off nine months of record setting traffic. That meansĀ 8.2 percent more passengers in May of thisĀ year than last year.
Airport CEO Kim Day celebratedĀ increased seat capacity fromĀ United, Southwest and Frontier in May, as well as a new nonstop flight from Denver to Munich in a press release.
That “continues Denver International Airportās trajectory toward another record-setting year,ā Day said.
International passenger traffic in May wentĀ up 3.2 percent from last year too. DIA’s most underservedĀ destination, Paris, remains a target for the future, says Spokesperson Heath Montgomery.
One small dip: Cargo operations fellĀ 2 percent compared to the same month in 2015. Montgomery says the airport isn’t sure howĀ Amazonās new facilityĀ in Aurora could affect those numbers, but they’ll be keeping an eye out forĀ the next few months.
“If it does have an impact, it’ll probably be a positive one,” Montgomery said.

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