MKE Reaches Five Consecutive Months of Passenger Growth

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele on Oct. 4, announced that air passenger traffic at General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) increased 7.3 percent in August, compared to August 2016.

Across all airlines, an average of more than 84 percent of available airline seats at MKE were filled in August. Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines added the most passengers.
Volaris international flights to Guadalajara, Mexico and summer seasonal service to Portland, Oregon on Alaska Airlines also helped boost the August numbers.

“MKE has added 12 new nonstop destinations in the last year, and it’s great that Milwaukee travelers are getting the message that our hometown airport is the quickest and easiest option, whether flying domestically or internationally,” County Executive Abele said. “And the improvements to the terminal will continue. Just last week, we announced that the 2018 County Budget will include funding to demolish the current Concourse E and complete preliminary design and engineering for a new International terminal.”