LVIA reports another month of decreased traffic in November

As expected, November was another down month for air travel at Lehigh Valley International Airport.

Last month the airport had 30,367 passengers compared to 71,098 in November 2019, a more than 57% decrease.

With health officials warning against holiday travel, Thanksgiving travel was also down said Tom Stoudt, executive director of the Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority.

“In comparison to last year, ABE experienced an approximate 53% decrease in Thanksgiving week travelers. We continue to anticipate that passenger traffic numbers will be driven by the ongoing pandemic and any prevention restrictions implemented for public safety,” said Stoudt.

For the month, Delta reported a passenger traffic decrease of 68.2%, United dropped 64%, American declined by 55.3%, and Allegiant was down 49%.

Air cargo continues to be higher with the pandemic-related increase in online shopping and the Lehigh Valley’s greater logistics presence.

Stoudt said 17,152,686 pounds of air cargo was processed through Lehigh Valley International Airport in October – a positive jump of 4.8% from November 2019.