July 17, 2000
Lehigh Valley International Airport Sets New Twelve-Month Record With Over One Million Total Passengers

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

Lehigh Valley, Pa. - Airport officials reported 1,002,895 passengers traveled through the Lehigh Valley International Airport from July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000. This is the first time in airport history that more than one million passengers utilized the airport in any twelve-month period. 92,590 travelers passed through the Lehigh Valley International Airport in June 2000, up 6.42% from June 1999 when 87,001 travelers used the airport.

"I am extremely pleased with the continued growth in the number of passengers who are using our airport. We continue to attract passengers from throughout Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey," reported George F. Doughty, Executive Director for the Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority. "All eleven airlines serving the Lehigh Valley International Airport have experienced passenger growth over the past twelve months. The continued success of Delta Express and USAirways with their affordable fare and nonstop jet service to Orlando has played a major role in the passenger volume growth."

The Airport Authority has continued its television advertising campaign on major television stations and cable channels in Eastern Pennsylvania and Northern New Jersey. The campaign is designed at increasing consumer awareness of the Airport and its ease and accessibility of getting to and from the travelers destination.

Lehigh Valley International Airport is located near Allentown, Pennsylvania and serves a twelve county area with a population of 2.3 million people. The Airport is easily accessible from communities in Northern New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania.