Delta Air Lines Inc. saw an uptick in passengers in April and carried more total system passengers than any other U.S. airline, the U.S. Department of Transportation 's Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported Thursday.
The Atlanta-based carrier had about 9.8 million passengers in April, up 3 percent from April 2010. Delta is the second busiets airline at Piedmont Triad International Airport, behind only US Airways.
U.S. airlines combined carried 60.5 million scheduled domestic and international passengers in April -- up 1.4 percent from April 2010. The April 2011 passenger total was also 1.7 percent above that of two years ago in April 2009 but remained 4.3 percent below the early recession level of April 2008, BTS noted.
Harstfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was the busiest airport in April with 3.6 million passengers coming through -- up 1 percent over April 2010.