FEBRUARY 17, 2000
Strong Passenger Growth Continues at Lehigh Valley
International Airport

Contact:
Susan Kittle
Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority
1-800-FLY-LVIA

Lehigh Valley, Pa. - Airport officials reported a strong FEBRUARY for passenger activity at Lehigh Valley International Airport. A total of 69,407 passengers passed through the Airport in FEBRUARY, a 10.93% increase over FEBRUARY of 1999 when 62,569 travelers passed through the Airport. Passenger volumes for the year have been increasing, on average, at a rate of 9.73%. The Lehigh Valley International Airport has shown a continued growth in passenger activity since May of 1999.

"USAirways and Delta Air Lines saw the greatest increase in passenger enplanements with nearly 2,500 and 1,000 additional passenger respectfully last month," reported George F. Doughty, Executive Director for the Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority. He went on to say, "The continued success of affordable fare nonstop jet service from Delta Express and USAirways to Orlando and additional competitive fare
one-stop jet service to other Florida destinations continue to be a major factor in the steady increase in our passenger volume."

Lehigh Valley International Airport is located near Allentown, Pennsylvania and serves a population of 5.5 million people in a 50-mile radius and within a 60-minute drive from the Airport. The Airport is the hassle-free alternative for access to eastern Pennsylvania and northern New Jersey.