San Antonio Airport Officials Optimistic About Future
After record year, airport officials moving with confidence
Moving forward
After a record-breaking year, San Antonio airport officials are moving with confidence to improve both the airport and the surrounding area. The airport saw a 10% increase in passengers in 2018, and officials expect that growth to continue in the years to come.
City to lose some longtime downtown visitors
Some longtime visitors to San Antonio are being driven away by the city's increasingly busy and expensive downtown area. A recent study by the San Antonio Visitors Bureau found that the number of visitors who stayed in downtown hotels has declined by 10% in the past five years.
Airport recovery coming more slowly for San Antonio than other Texas cities
The recovery of the San Antonio airport is coming more slowly than that of other Texas cities. While the number of passengers at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport has increased by more than 10% in the past year, the number of passengers at San Antonio International Airport has only increased by 5%.
Airport officials say that the slower recovery is due to a number of factors, including the fact that San Antonio is a smaller city than Dallas or Houston. They also say that the airport is facing competition from a new low-cost carrier that has started flying out of Austin.
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