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Newshound (Newshound)
| | Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 9:58 am: | |
Sept. 23-JWA fliers hit monthly record,OC Register
August was the busiest month in John Wayne Airport's history as 872,271 travelers passed through, an official said Wednesday.
The total was 3.2 percent higher than a year earlier.
The increase is a product of new capacity limits agreed to between Orange County, Newport Beach and two community groups, airport spokesman Justin McCusker said.
The agreement, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2003, raised the annual passenger cap from 8.4 million to 10.3 million, McCusker said.
"This year, it looks as if we're going to exceed 9 million," McCusker said.
The 10.3 million cap will be in effect until 2011, when it can be raised to 10.8 million.
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