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<p>PITTSTON TWP. &#8212; More and more passengers are getting on airplanes at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, according to the monthly report of Executive Director Carl Beardsley.</p><p>Beardsley said passenger enplanements for August were up 15.2 percent over August 2016 &#8212; 23,891 in 2017 to 20,731 last year. Beardsley said it was a new &#8220;August&#8221; record, but it did not continue the three-month trend of setting all-time records.</p><p>Beardsley cited American Airlines&#8217; increased service to Charlotte &#8212; from two to three daily flights &#8212; as the main reason for a nearly 22 percent spike in passenger ridership, a slightly different statistic . He said American had a 34.1 percent increase in passengers, while Delta was up 6.4 percent and United flights increased 0.6 percent. Allegiant flights were down 4.5 percent.</p><p>&#8220;We are seeing additional seats being added by the airlines,&#8221; Beardsley explained. &#8220;The airlines have noticed that we fill seats at this airport.&#8221;</p><p>In August, Beardsley said 16 departing flights were canceled &#8212; 10 for weather issues and six for mechanical problems.</p><style>
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