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A decrease in passengers traveling through Houston’s airports this year reflect an overall downturn in airport traffic across the state.
Domestic travel through Houston’s two major airports showed an overall 2.1% decline in March, while international travel through the airports represented a 0.3% dip, according to data compiled by the Houston First Corporation .
Jim Szczesniak, aviation director for the City of Houston, told Houston Public Media that the Houston Airports System is closely monitoring the trends.
“While there was a decline in March, it aligns with broader air travel patterns observed both across the state and nationwide,” Szczesniak said. “The TSA’s estimate of a 1% downturn in March throughput for Texas as a whole highlights that Hous