Total passenger traffic in July was just over 3.9 million as compared to nearly 4.3 million in July of 2007. Out of the top five carriers servicing McCarran, only American Airlines was able to eek out a gain in passengers with a 3.6% growth over last year. Southwest fell 5.6%, United was down 8.9% and US Airways suffered the largest percentage drop at 17.3%.
Las Vegas drivers are once again near the bottom of a list when it comes to America’s best drivers. According to the Allstate Best Drivers Report, Las Vegas came in at 165 out of 200 cities. It found that Las Vegas drivers are likely to experience a car accident every 7.9 years, compared to the national average of every 10 years. Sioux Falls, Idaho drivers were ranked the safest. Do you agree with the report?
Ridership on the Las Vegas Monorail is off to a better start this year, with first quarter seeing an increase 19 percent over the first three months of 2007. The numbers are also better than 2006, but still below the 2.3 million rider level in the first quarter of 2005.
Total revenue for the first quarter was $7,346,743.
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While the January report looked like an indication that tourism traffic may be softening, the February numbers at McCarran airport helped ease fears that Las Vegas blew that fear out of the water. Passenger traffic in MCarran rose 3.2 percent from February 2007 to February of this year, with over 3.5 million people arriving and departing Las Vegas. The February surge put the city back on track for passenger growth for the year, albeit a small 0.2 percent increase for the year to date. All eyes will be on the March numbers to see of the growth can continue.Read the entire report: McCarrans’ February Passenger Report (pdf)
It was a busy year at Las Vegas’ air transportation hub in 2007. Nearly 47.7 million people flew in or out of McCarran International last year, making 2007 the airport’s busiest in record. The number of passengers appeared to wane towards the end of the year, however, as the numbers of travelers fell 3.2 percent from December 2006 to December 2007.
That figure is about 900,000 higher than 2006, but was still not enough to get the Las Vegas Monorail Co. into the black, according to a story today published by the Associated Press. With 22,000 riders a day during the last three months of the year, the monorail generated about $77,000 per day - however, the system needs 34,000 riders and $123,000 a day to break even.
Both the federal government and the airlines are making efforts to keep Thanksgiving airline passengers on time.
There are some things you can do to make your air travel go a little smoother.
In Sept., Las Vegas ranked 25th out of 32 cities when it came to on time departures. That is down slightly from a year ago.
You can also check out flights to see what their on time history is like.
The real headline number might be “10″, as that is the number of lanes I-15 will grow to when planned construction begins in 2008. The pace of growth means that the city’s highways can no longer support the volume of traffic, as any rush hour commuter can attest. The federal government is kicking in $10 million for the I-15 project - the remaining $7 million goes to other highway projects around the state. While good news in the long term, valley drivers will have to deal with two years of construction … the I-15 project is expected to wrap up in 2010.
Eyewitness News 8’s Edward Lawrence has the complete story here.
About 400,000 Nevadans will be taking to the roads and skies during the Labor Day weekend, an increase of less than 1 percent from last year, AAA Nevada says.
“Many families are facing household budgetary constraints this summer, which may be affecting holiday travel,” explained AAA Nevada spokesperson Michael Geeser. “This, coupled with the fact that many schools have already started classes is leading many families to stay home this holiday weekend.”
Over 300,000 will be traveling by car, which is a .9-percent increase from last year. Air travel is up by 1.8-percent, with over 68,000 Nevadans planning to travel by air. Approximatelly 9,000 are projected to travel by train, bus or other mode of transportation from last year.
View the rest of the story and a Labor Day holiday guide here on LasVegasNow.com
While summer does not officially end until September 22nd, to most of us, Labor Day signals the end of the summer season. So, what cities are the most popular destinations for Labor Day weekend festivities? According to a Hotwire.com survey, the top three rank as follows: 1) Chicago, IL; 2) New York City, NY; and 3) Atlanta, GA.
Las Vegas comes in as the 8th most popular destination, up from 13th in last year’s survey.
