Tallahassee Regional Airport business increasing

By Christian Allen, News 20 at Five

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., – Since Tallahassee Regional Airport has received an award from The Federal Aviation Administration, the number of passengers who fly in and out of the airport has increased significantly. The Director of Aviation Department, Sunil Harman, says this is a positive trend that will continue.

“Other than being the capital of the state, the airport is also an extensive business travel airport. Other than the business of the legislature and the universities, it is a fast growing city and city of entrepreneurs. Many of those business people utilize Tallahassee airport as their extension away from the office,” Harman said.

The Tallahassee Regional Airport saw a 3.8 percent increase in passengers in the month of January. Credit for the increase is due to legislature starting up, more competitive fares and more seats being made available on airlines.

“Mostly because of the legislature stuff that has been going on, we’ve had a lot more passengers fly more on business occasions and stuff like that,” Floyd said.

With the recent restructuring and expansion of Tallahassee Regional Airport, offering a wide range of flights for passengers is beneficial. Starting March 25, 2012, the airport is offering a non-stop flight from the capital city to Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC as an extended service.

The airport says about 47,000 people traveled through it last month. Airlines will continue to partner with executive members of Tallahassee Regional in order to ensure their increase in passengers, continues to peak.