GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - After serving more than 25,000 passengers in the month of July, the Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GFIA) is continuing its pace as the second fastest growing airport in the country.
According to the airport's marketing and communications director, Tara Hernandez, July is the seventh record-breaking month in a row for 2018. July 2018 was the busiest July ever, "with passenger numbers up 16.7-percent year over year."
“Our growth is a collaborative effort between our community, our airline partners, our tenants, and continued economic progression,” said Gerald R. Ford International Airport President & CEO Jim Gill. “With recent announcements like American Airlines adding nonstop service to Miami, and Frontier Airlines adding nonstop service to Phoenix Sky-Harbor, we are continuing to set records and meet the demands and needs of our traveling public."
"We are not done, and we expect 2018 to not only be another record-setting year but to continue that momentum into 2019.”
Airline Weekly forecasted that the Ford Airport is the second fastest-growing airport in the U.S. and among 100 of the busiest airports for the summer season.
GFIA has served over 75-million passengers in its 54-year history.
For more monthly passenger statistics, visit the GFIA website.
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