Passenger traffic up 21.6% at Luis Muñoz Marín airport in May vs. ’19
June 7, 2022
Some 896,041 people used the airport in May 2019.
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Passenger traffic up 11.8% at LMM airport in March, vs. same month in ’19
April 7, 2022
According to the latest numbers, 918,236 people used the LMM last month, up when compared to the 821,110 on record for March 2019.
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Passenger traffic at LMM nears 9.7M in ’21, up 2.5% vs. ’19 pre-COVID levels
January 7, 2022
Passenger traffic at Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (LMM) approached nearly 9.7 million in 2021, up some 2.5% when compared to the 12-month period ended December 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic crippled air traffic. When compared to 2020, passengers who used the facility doubled from the 4.8 million reported by its operator, Grupo […]
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Iberia will add 84K seats to its flight capacity in Puerto Rico in ‘22
December 3, 2021
Spain’s flagship airline Iberia announced the expansion of its operations at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport with the addition of 84,000 seats to its flight capacity during the 2022 summer season. During the months of April through October, the airline will add one flight a week, boosting the total number of frequencies to five […]
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Frontier Airlines’ new flights to generate $32M for Puerto Rico
December 1, 2021
Low-fare carrier Frontier announced new nonstop flights from Boston and Hartford, CT to Puerto Rico, connecting not only the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (LMM), but the Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla as well. The start of the airlines’ operations in Aguadilla, which will run year-round, will have an impact of about $3.9 million, […]
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WestJet to return to Puerto Rico after COVID-19 hiatus
October 26, 2021
Canadian airline WestJet announced it will be returning to Puerto Rico during the upcoming winter season, with a once-weekly flight between the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (LMM) and the city of Toronto. Service is slated to begin Dec. 18, the company confirmed. Puerto Rico is one of 95 destinations that the carrier will fly […]
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Passenger traffic at LMM airport exceeds pre-pandemic levels for May
June 8, 2021
Passenger traffic at Puerto Rico’s main air hub, the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (LMM), bounced back in May, when it exceeded pre-pandemic results for the same month in 2019. In its most recent monthly report, Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR), the parent company of Aerostar — which operates the LMM — disclosed that the […]
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April 1, 2021
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jetBlue, Aerostar facilitating COVID-19 testing at LMM airport
January 29, 2021
Puerto Rico’s largest carrier, jetBlue is looking to ramp-up pre-departure and arrival COVID-19 testing at local airports, by relying on at-home options through its partner Vault Health, the airline’s CEO Joanna Geraghty said during a discussion of its quarterly results. “So, Puerto Rico. We definitely see some constraints with testing in that environment. We’ve actually […]
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Passenger traffic down 45.2% YoY in Dec. at the LMM Airport
January 8, 2021
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, known as ASUR — and a 60% joint venture partner in Aerostar Airport Holdings, LLC, operator of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport — reported a 45.2% drop total passenger traffic at the San Juan hub in December 2020, when compared to the same month in 2019. Traffic at the airport […]
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LMM Airport lands certification for health measures to prevent COVID-19
November 13, 2020
The Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport has invested about $1 million since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March to develop and implement health practices and protocols that have now landed it the Airport Health Accreditation from Airports Council International. The 12-month accreditation is granted in recognition of the prevention plan that the airport’s […]
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Traffic down 62.9% in Aug. at Puerto Rico’s LMM; New Lost & Found service unveiled
September 9, 2020
Passenger traffic at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport was down 62.9% year-over-year in August, when 302,237 people used the facility, its private operator ASUR confirmed. ASUR, whose Aerostar subsidiary runs the LMM, also revealed that year-to-date, passenger traffic registered in Puerto Rico’s main commercial airline traffic hub is down 50.7%, due to restrictions imposed […]
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FEMA earmarks $2.5M+ for Luis Muñoz Marín Int.’l Airport upgrades
August 3, 2020
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority, which owns the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina, will receive more than $2.5 million under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Grant program. The funds are for the proposed design and installation of a combined heat and power generation system at the facility, the federal agency said. The project […]
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Aerostar boosts protection measures at LMM airport ahead of tourism reopening
July 8, 2020
Faced with the worldwide threat posed by COVID-19, Aerostar Airports, a company that operates the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, has boosted security and prevention measures to protect visitors, employees and its community, company executives confirmed. During a tour of Puerto Rico’s main airport facility, Aerostar CEO Jorge Hernández said the goal is to turn […]
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Passenger traffic at Luis Muñoz Marín Int’l Airport down 94.5% in April
May 7, 2020
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, known as ASUR and whose subsidiary, Aerostar, operates the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, confirmed that passenger traffic dropped 94.5% in Puerto Rico in April, reflecting the direct blow from the COVID-19 pandemic. The year-over-year drop is in line with ASUR’s other airports in Mexico and Colombia, which showed a combined […]
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