CVG budget airlines taking on more passengers

Passengers at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport are taking flight with low-cost carriers in record-setting numbers.

In June, discount airlines Allegiant Air and Frontier generated 18.4 percent of airport traffic, the highest marks in CVG’s history. While the airport has “never really had a strong base of low-cost carriers,” Bobby Spann, CVG’s vice president for external affairs, said, it is something they’re “still building.”

“This  is really important for us,” Spann said. “And it should just continue to get better. … We’re extremely proud of the improvements we’ve been making.”

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