Austin-Bergstrom International Airport anticipates busy year despite early decline

The downward trend at AUS continued into early 2025 with January experiencing a notable drop of 5.38% compared to January 2024. The airport handled 1,396,839 travelers during this period.

Seasonal weather disruptions: A winter storm early in January led to numerous flight cancellations and delays at AUS due to icy conditions and blizzard warnings across Texas.

Reduction in nonstop destinations: As of December 2024, nonstop destinations served by AUS decreased by10% from84to76destinations compared to the previous year.

Airline performance fluctuations: Southwest Airlines saw a6 .6%drop while American Airlines experienced a significant27 .3%decrease.Del ta Air Lines and United Airlines reported increases of13 .2%and9 .2%, respectively.

In summary, while January showed a decline it appears part of broader trend- stabilization following pandemic-induced fluctuations.Remaining efforts enhance connectivity services overall performance strong

Anticipated Growth Expansion Initiatives

Despite recent challenges proactively preparing significant increase activity

Route developments:

Several announced routes increased services signaling positive outlook future- Delta launch international route years starting December operating Airbus A320 flights connecting Cancun Mexico underscoring commitment expanding presence- additional plans commence Jacksonville Indianapolis Memphis San Francisco Tampa- however cancel Harlingen nonstop June reflecting strategic optimization- Frontier introduce Miami Philadelphia starting May offering travelers options potentially boosting numbers-