Allegiant and St Pete's

Allegiant, looks to be doing well with their 2nd Florida destination outside of Tampa. If they were still flying out of ORH, I would have used them next month for a trip to Tampa. Also check out Rockford--250,000 passengers. Three years ago they were in a similar situation as ORH w/o any commercial service.


Air passenger numbers: The sky’s the limit
Airport hopes to hit 250,000 mark this year.

By Thomas V. Bona
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
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ROCKFORD — The loss of Northwest Airlines, stricter security rules and blizzards in Denver couldn’t keep Chicago/Rockford International Airport from its fourth-straight year of increased passenger traffic.

And with five routes going at once — and others being targeted — airport officials hope to see a quarter-million passengers this year.

“I believe that with what we have in the hopper and the projects that we’re talking about and the airlines we’re talking to, that’s a very realistic goal for us,” said Mike Dunn, chairman of the Greater Rockford Airport Authority board of directo