Passenger numbers rise at Hollywood Burbank Airport

The number of passengers traveling through Hollywood Burbank Airport in June increased by 3.1% compared with the same month a year earlier, airport officials said.

The airfield saw 347,482 passengers going through its two terminals that month, which was 10,504 more than in 2015 and 2,754 more than what officials had projected, said Mark Hardyment, the airport’s director of government and environmental affairs, during a Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority meeting on Monday.

That follows an uptick of about 2.9% in May. The two consecutive months of increased passenger foot traffic is good news for the airfield, after seeing its March and April numbers fail to meet the airport’s projected numbers.

The top performer in June as Delta Air Lines, which reported 7,517 passengers for the month, a 15.5% increase over the previous year. United Airlines also has a strong showing, tallying about 22,941 passengers, or a 12.5% boost over last year. JetBlue Airways saw a jump in its numbers as well, with 8,348, or 823 more passengers.

Southwest Airlines, the airfield’s biggest airline, saw 258,400 passengers, a modest 4.5% growth compared to last year. Alaska Airlines contributed 38,141 passengers, a 3.2% rise.

The only airline that reported a passenger decline was American Airlines, which had 12,135 passengers, a 27.2% plummet over last June.

Though passenger numbers were up in June, the airport’s parking revenue took a slight hit. Mary Tromp, the authority’s parking manager, said that Hollywood Burbank Airport generated $1,607,213, a 1.4% decrease over last year.

Lots A, C, E and the valet service all had fewer transactions compared to the previous year. However, the parking structure saw a 50% boost.

Tromp said the jump in the parking structure’s use is attributable to the increasing number of ride-sharing drivers coming through the airport.