AIRPORT PASSENGER NUMBERS UP

  AMERICAN EAGLE'S PASSENGER SERVICE FROM SIOUX CITY TO CHICAGO HAD A GOOD FIRST MONTH ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED BY SIOUX GATEWAY AIRPORT.

THE NEW AIRLINE HAD 2,067 PASSENGERS FLY OUT OF SIOUX CITY IN APRIL, WITH 2,082 CUSTOMERS FLYING INTO TOWN.

WHEN YOU INCLUDE THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS OF SERVICE FROM DELTA TO START THE MONTH, PASSENGER TRAFFIC WAS UP SEVEN PER CENT IN SIOUX CITY COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR.