Bismarck  (CSi)   The North Dakota Aeronautic Commission reports, Jamestown airline boardings in October this year were put at 429 , down from 896 in October 2019, down about 52 percent.

Year to date through October 2020 there were 4652  Jamestown boardings compared to 9191 through October 2019, down about 49-percent.

During the month of October, North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 47,574 passenger boardings which amounts to 47% of the passengers that the airports experienced during the same month last year. This is also the highest monthly demand in airline passengers that North Dakota has experienced since the pandemic began last Spring.

North Dakota Aeronautics Commission, Executive Director, Kyle Wanner, says, “The positive trend in passenger numbers over the last few months is an encouraging sign that travelers are beginning to once again look at aviation as a safe and cost-effective mode of transportation.  Domestic airline fares in our state are currently averaging around a 10-year low which has greatly helped to spur passenger demand.  Additionally, the recent news of the successful COVID-19 vaccine trials has helped to provide hope that the recovery in air passenger demand will continue into the near future.”