Passenger numbers make a descent at Hollywood Burbank Airport
A passenger heads out to the board the first Southwest Airlines Burbank-to-San Francisco flight on January 6, 2016.
The number of passengers at Hollywood Burbank Airport in April dropped slightly compared to last year, failing to meet the projected amount in the airfield’s budget.
A total of 331,499 passengers passed through the airport in April, a 0.6% decrease from 333,406 during April 2015, according to statistics released on Monday to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority.
Though the number of passengers remained relatively flat compared to the previous year, airport officials had projected there would be 341,074 passengers this past April, said Mark Hardyment, director of government and environmental affairs at Hollywood Burbank.
Alaska Airlines had a strong April, reporting 37,926 passengers, a 17% increase, over the previous year. United Airlines also saw growth, with 20,634 passengers, a rise of almost 17.4%. Delta Air Lines had positive passenger numbers as well, with 7,399 passengers, about 10.6% more than last year.
American Airlines took a hit in April, with 12,471 passengers, about a 13.5% drop from last year. JetBlue Airways also struggled a bit, with 6,969 passengers passing through, a 9.7% decrease. Southwest Airlines, the airport’s largest airline, saw a minor reduction, with 246,100 passengers, edging down 2.7%.
Parking revenue also remained relatively flat in April. The airport made about $1.64 million that month, which is about 0.38% less than the year before. However, airport officials had projected revenue that month would be about $1.68 million.
Though revenue was down slightly, the number of people going through the parking facilities has continued to increase. There were 55,301 tickets paid for in April, which is 12.1% jump compared to the year before. This is primarily due to the increasing number of TNC, or ridesharing, drivers picking up and dropping off passengers.
Hardyment also told commissioners on Monday that American Airlines has added one Saturday round-trip flight to Phoenix and that Southwest Airlines has added 15 flights during the week — one round-trip flight to Dallas seven days a week and eight weekly round-trip flights to Denver.
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Anthony Clark Carpio, anthonyclark.carpio@latimes.com
Twitter: @acocarpio
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