Passenger Traffic Up More than Five Percent at Pittsburgh International Airport in October Marking 30th Month of Consecutive Growth

Passenger traffic at Pittsburgh International Airport continues to grow at a healthy rate, up more than five percent in October and eight percent year-to-date.

Total passengers were up 5.1 percent for the month and 8 percent year-to-date as 8,065,525 people had flown through PIT compared with 7,466,197 in 2017. October seats increased more than 6 percent.

As a result of a new nonstop flight to Salt Lake City on Delta and an additional daily flight to San Francisco on United, both carriers experienced a jump of nearly 10 percent in passengers for the month. Additionally, WOW air reached a milestone at PIT in October, surpassing 100,000 passengers since they began year-round service to Iceland in June 2017.

“It’s encouraging to see these numbers and the success that carriers are having in our market,” said Allegheny County Airport Authority CEO Christina Cassotis. “We’re seeing growth across multiple destinations indicating that we have a healthy mix of options for business, leisure and even first-time travelers.”