Originally Posted by
ComairFO
While the increase in local passengers is encouraging, I think the load factor percentages are a little misleading. As I understand it, a load factor is going to increase if the same number of passengers are flying yet the number of available seats has decreased. Seeing as how Delta has slashed frequencies out of CVG and probably even downsized aircraft, I don't know how much I would read into that. Perhaps someone can explain it better or even prove me wrong, though.
ComairFO
I think you hit the nail right on the head. Seems kind of silly to talk about "explosive growth" at an airport that has about 30% of the flights it had a few years ago.