The first half of 2016 was the busiest six months in Denver International Airport’s history, with more than 27.5 million passengers passing through the airport through the end of June. Year-to-date passenger traffic was nearly 7 percent higher than the same period in 2015. June 2016 set a new monthly record as well, with 5,208,947 passengers, an 8.4 percent increase over June 2015. During the first half of 2016, DEN added several new routes and carriers, expanding its network of more than 170 nonstop destinations:
- Service to Munich (MUC) on Lufthansa
- Service to Montreal (YUL) on Air Canada
- New Frontier Airlines routes to Charlotte (CLT); Philadelphia (PHL); Columbus (CMH); Washington, D.C. (IAD); San Antonio (SAT); and Pittsburgh (PIT)
- New carriers: Virgin America and Sun Country Airlines
- United Airlines launched routes to Hartford (BDL) and Richmond (RIC)
- Southwest added service to Buffalo (BUF); Charleston (CHS); and Norfolk (ORF)
- Delta Air Lines began service to Los Angeles (LAX)
- Boutique Air began service to Vernal (VEL) and Moab (CNY) in Utah
- Great Lakes added service to Salina, Kan. (SLN)
“June marks the 10th consecutive record-setting month for passenger traffic at Denver International Airport and the busiest month in the history of the airport, driven by increases in airline capacity,” said Kim Day, CEO of DEN. “We have also celebrated the addition of two new carriers and nine new nonstop destinations in just the first half of this year, and continue to seek out even more options to connect our passengers with the rest of the world.”
International passenger traffic in June increased 10 percent compared to 2015, totaling 206,330 travelers. June was also Lufthansa’s first full month of service to Munich, and Air Canada’s new nonstop Montreal service launched in June. Mail, freight, and express cargo operations rose by 6.7 percent compared with the previous year.
