The gist
According to airport passenger data, the new record is a 3% increase from the previous record of 1,000,172 passengers set in July 2023. The new record marks the second time SAT has exceeded a million passengers, according to an Aug. 21 news release.
The airlines with the greatest passenger increases include Spirit Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Aeromexico, Frontier Airlines, Volaris, Sun Country, Viva Aerobus, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
2023 still holds the record as SAT’s busiest year, with approximately 10.7 million passengers departing and arriving in San Antonio.
Quote of note
“We’re continuing to see record-breaking passenger levels at SAT,” said Jesus Saenz, director of airports for the city of San Antonio. “We are growing every day with new destinations and flights being added yearly. The more you continue to choose to fly from SAT, the more airlines respond to that demand and add more service.”
Stay tuned
Multiple airlines are expanding their services in San Antonio. Those new services include:
- Spirit Airlines added a new route at SAT on July 10 with twice-daily nonstop service to Dallas-Fort Worth.
- United Airlines will add a second daily flight to San Francisco beginning Sept. 26.
- Volaris will launch daily, nonstop service to Monterrey beginning Nov. 3.
- Delta Air Lines will launch daily, nonstop service to Boston Nov. 11.
- Southwest Airlines will resume its holiday-seasonal nonstop service to Colorado Springs on Nov. 23. The service will be offered on Saturdays through Jan. 5 and nearly daily during the week of Christmas and New Year’s.
- Viva Aerobus will start new, nonstop service to Guadalajara on Dec. 2. The service will operate four times weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
