Thursday, March 19, 2009 10:38 AM
Sam Chapman
ABIA Ranks Among the Top Airports in the World
Austin Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) ranked third worldwide for airports with between 5 million and 15 million passengers. The study was done by the Airports Council International and ranked airports based on 30 aspects of service for flight departures. The study involved interviewing a minimum of 1400 people at airports about their experiences.
ABIA saw an increase in passenger count in 2008 of about 2%. It had just over 9 million passengers in 2008 with Southwest Airlines having the highest passenger count, followed by American, Continental and Delta. Southwest's passenger count went up over 7% in 2008 while the other top carriers saw a decrease in traffic.
So if you live in Austin or are moving to Austin and travel a lot, ABIA should be pretty smooth compared to some other airports in the country and around the globe.