PORTLAND — The Portland International Jetport says it’s reached a record year for passenger traffic in 2016. It recorded 1,785,649 passengers. That’s more than 2015’s total of 1,728,746 passengers, an increase of 3.2 percent. The previous record was set in 2008 at 1,762,925 passengers. Airport officials says some factors contributing to the passenger traffic are […]
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United flying again after grounded by ‘network connectivity issues’
Just shy of two hours after the problems began, the Federal Aviation Administration lifted the ground stop order. United said it was recovering from a “network connectivity issue” and restoring regular flight operations. The airline said that it would have a waiver available on its website for customers that are able to change their flight […]
Southwest helps boost number of passengers at Portland Jetport
PORTLAND (AP) — Airport officials said the number of passengers who used the Portland International Jetport last year jumped more than 3 percent compared to the previous year. Airport Director Paul Bradbury announced Wednesday that nearly 60,000 additional passengers used the airport in 2013. He said lots of factors led to the increase, but a […]