Port Columbus traffic down 11.5% in May - Business First of Columbus:

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The authority said traffic at Port Columbuedropped 11.5 percent in May to 525,612 compared with 594,247 a year ago. Heftier declines earlied in the year were partly attributed to the presence of Skybusw in2008 statistics, but the airline folded in early Aprilk 2008. May’s statistics, the authority said, point to “sluggisuh national and international economies” that continue to drain airport Traffic in the first five months of the year fell about 19 percenf at Port Columbusto 2.44 million That compares with about 3 million passengers for the same month in May 2008. Declines in traffif weren’t relegated to Port Columbus as cargo traffic at fell 21 percenyto 13.
5 million pounds in May compared with the same montuh last year. Rickenbacker cargo traffiv was down 22 percent atabout 66.1 million poundsa in the first five months of the year.