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OIA handles more than half a million passengers in August

A little more 500,000 airline passenger traveled through Ontario International Airport in August, a 10 percent increase compared with August 2018, according to data.

In all, the airport accommodated 504,000 travelers – 479,000 domestic and 25,000 international, which were year-over-year increases of 9.9 percent and 13.3 percent, respectively, the Ontario International Airport Authority reported.

During the first eight months of this year, nearly 3.6 million passengers arrived and/or departed through Ontario International, a 7.5 percent increase compared with the same period in 2018.

Domestic travelers totaled nearly 3.4 million, a six percent increase, while the number of international passengers rose 43 percent, to more than 200,000, from January through August.

“The continued growth in passenger volume is a great source of pride for all of us who are dedicated to developing a first-rate international gateway for Southern California,” said Mark Thorpe, the authority’s chief executive officer, in a statement.

Air freight shipments registered 65,514 tons in August, topping August of last year by 28 tons, according to the statement.

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