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Passenger traffic at Palm Springs International Airport continues to improve as fears of contracting COVID-19 continue to recede.
April was the airport’s best month since the pandemic began in the spring of 2020, and May is looking strong as well, according to a statement on the airport’s website.
“We’re seeing consistent month-over-month improvement in our passenger numbers,” said Daniel Meier, the airport’s deputy director of aviation, marketing, and air service, in the statement. “So far, our daily passenger numbers [in May] have been at 88 percent or higher of same-day 2019 numbers, with many days in the 90s and some exceeding 100 percent.”
Palm Springs International expects its passenger count to keep climbing during the rest of this year, mostly because it’s offering more year-round flights.
Southwest Airlines launched daily service to Las Vegas this month, and Delta Airlines will operate one daily round-trip flight to Seattle, year-round, from Palm Springs International, according to the statement.
