December 15, 1999
Highest Passenger Volumes on Record at Lehigh Valley International Airport

Contact:
Bruce E. Tarletsky
Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority
1-800-FLY-LVIA or bruce@lnaa.com

Lehigh Valley, Pa. - Airport officials reported passenger traffic for the month of October reached a record high of 93,958 at Lehigh Valley International Airport, a 12.21% increase over October of 1998 when 83,732 travelers passed through the Airport. The October passenger traffic is the highest total on record for any month in the history of the Lehigh Valley International Airport. The 93,958 passengers exceeded the Airport's previous record of 92,488 passengers set back in July of 1992. Passenger volumes for the year have been increasing, on average, at a rate of 5.7% since May of 1999.

"All 11 of the airlines serving LVIA saw their passenger traffic increase last month," reported Bruce Tarletsky, director of business development 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, Fla., is playing a major role in the increase in our passenger volumes." The Airport Authority has continued its television advertising campaign on major television stations and cable channels in eastern Pennsylvania and in northern New Jersey. The campaign is designed to increase consumer awareness of the Airport as the hassle-free alternative for access to the eastern Pennsylvania and northern New Jersey region.

Lehigh Valley International Airport is located near Allentown, Pa., and serves a population of 5.5 million people in a 50-mile radius and within a 60-minute drive from the Airport.