FALLS CREEK — Southern Airways Express, operator of the Essential Air Service routes from the DuBois Regional Airport, has announced a 40 percent increase in passenger traffic over calendar year 2017.
Southern’s internal numbers show that 10,478 passengers either arrived or departed from DuBois in 2018. That is up from 7,464 passengers in 2017, which was also an increase (30 percent) from the previous year.
In addition to the 40 percent increase in passenger growth during 2018, Southern tallied the most commercial passengers at the airport since 2011 when 11,807 passengers used the service.