Fresno's airport breaks passenger record: Here's why it could drive down costs

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — Fresno Yosemite International Airport has reached caller heights, reporting its largest yearly grounds of passengers served successful 2024 - portion a triumph for the airport, this accomplishment could besides payment aboriginal passengers.

FAT says they served implicit 2.6 cardinal passengers past year, a much than 9% summation compared to 2023.

Airport unit accidental planetary rider volumes besides experienced a important surge successful growth; 2,672,881 passengers were served successful 2024, a 10% summation compared to the 2,449,418 passengers successful 2023.

These numbers could thrust down aboriginal prices for FAT flyers. The much passengers FAT attracts, the greater the request for airlines. As much airlines get connected board, contention grows and fares are lowered. These developments could besides punctual the airdrome to summation destination choices, thing that is already happening.

The archetypal non-stop flights to Guadalajara took disconnected successful December, and the airdrome introduced regular nonstop flights to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport successful June. They besides launched caller Saturday nonstop work to Dallas Love Field past outpouring and accrued frequence to Las Vegas connected Southwest Airlines by 25%.