Traffic volume at Raleigh-Durham International Airport fell again in October, as the recession and airline cuts continue to hit home.
About 808,000 passengers traveled through RDU last month, the airport authority reported today, down about 1.6 percent from October 2008.
So far this year, total volume is 7.5 million passengers, down nearly 9 percent.
Airlines have reduced flights as demand declined. But several airlines have recently announced plans to add flights at RDU as the economy recovers.
Airport officials also reported that traffic fell 0.1 percent in September from a year earlier. That revised figure reversed the slight gain that was previously reported for the month.
Assistant Business Editor Alan M. Wolf joined the N&O in 1999 covering the business of health care. He became an editor in 2001, and helps oversee the paper's daily business coverage and Sunday Work&Money section. He lives in Clayton with his wife and two children. Reach him at 919-829-4572 or 
