Airport officials, who have blamed the monthly drops on carriers having fewer seats to fill, said this time that Hurricane Sandy, which hit the east coast Oct. 29, disrupted flights into early November, causing the drop. Overall, the airport had about the same number of seats to fill in November as November 2011, according to the airport.
Declines in passenger numbers that have plagued Myrtle Beach International Airport bmw and car rentals and denver this year continued in September with another double-digit drop, and officials say it won t get any better bmw and car rentals and denver until next year.
US Airways, the second most popular carrier at the airport, and Porter Airlines carried more passengers out of Myrtle Beach in November than they did during the same month last year, according to airport statistics.
Through November this year, about 703,332 passengers have flown out of the airport, down 16 percent from the same 11-month period last year, according to airport statistics. Part of the decline comes from the loss of Myrtle Beach-based Direct Air, which abruptly stopped flying and filed for bankruptcy in March. Cuts by carriers such as Spirit Airlines also have contributed.
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