Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport had 21% more travelers in 2022 than in 2021, many new air service announcements, and new cargo records, the airport announced this week.
Below are a few highlights from 2022 and what’s in store this year.
Some air service highlights from 2022:
- The airport served 7.6 million travelers, ending the year with a 21% increase over 2021
- Air Canada resumed nonstop service to Toronto
- Delta resumed nonstop service to Paris
- Frontier resumed service to three destinations: Phoenix, Raleigh-Durham, and Philadelphia
- Cargo operations broke records in 11 out of 12 months
- At the end of 2022, cargo tonnage was up 17% over 2021
- 149% increase in cargo between 2015 and 2022
- Eclipsed 2 million tons of volume over the last 12 months
What’s ahead in 2023:
- Febr. 8: Breeze Airways launches at CVG with nonstop service to San Francisco, and Charleston, SC.
- March 30: Breeze adds nonstop service to two more destinations: Providence, RI, and Orange County, CA.
- June 5: British Airways launches at CVG with nonstop service to London.
- Concessions updates include:
- Braxton Brewing Taproom and Wendy’s opening the first half of the year
- Cork ‘n Bottle building out a storefront in Concourse A
- The Local, Hop & Cask, and both Vino Volo locations being remodeled
- Capital investments include:
- Improvements to the baggage handling system
- Replacement of jet bridges
- Airfield rehabilitation