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Port Authority sets new passenger record at airports

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has broken its airport passenger record for the second straight year. The agency announced Wednesday that preliminary data shows an estimated 117.1 million passengers used John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International, LaGuardia, Stewart International and Atlantic City International airports during 2014. That tops the record set in 2013 by more three million fliers, or roughly a 3 percent jump. The increase in passenger traffic fuels regional economic growth, with an estimated additional 4,000 jobs and $700 million in economic benefits whenever another million fliers are added to the airports' ranks. Overall, passenger growth primarily was driven by international travel, which rose 6 percent.Read more on NewsOK.com

 

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