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Declines in passenger los angeles black male escorts numbers that have plagued Myrtle Beach International Airport this year continued in September with another double-digit drop, and officials say it won t get any better until next year.
The new terminal at the Myrtle Beach International Airport is still scheduled for a Jan. 25 completion ahead of its first flight on Feb. 19, but the opening of the rental car building has been delayed again.
Declines in passenger numbers at Myrtle Beach International Airport continued in August with another double-digit percentage drop, but airport officials said Wednesday that the trend isn t a reflection on demand for flying to the Grand Strand.
Officials have blamed the ongoing declines on the loss of Myrtle Beach-based Direct Air, which abruptly stopped flying in March and filed for bankruptcy, and on cuts by carriers such as Spirit Airlines that have left fewer available seats.
Some travelers say high ticket prices also could be contributing to the declines, with many of them flying out of Wilmington, N.C., Charleston or Charlotte instead of Myrtle Beach because they say it s cheaper.
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The airport, amid a $118 million expansion, is coming off two consecutive record years of passengers but isn t on track to reach those levels this year. Construction on the new 274,000-square-foot terminal is wrapping up, with the first flights from it on track to begin in February. The new rental car building will open in early December, more than a month later than expected because of problems los angeles black male escorts with delivery of materials, officials have said.
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