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Passenger Slowdown At Burbank Airport Dips In '10

BURBANK (CBS) — The number of passengers who used Bob Hope Airport continued to drop last year, but the rate of decline was less sharp than in 2009.

From January through November of 2010, about 4.1 million passengers traveled through Bob Hope Airport — a 2.6 percent drop from the comparable period in 2009, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Passenger numbers in 2009 were the lowest in eight years, falling from 5.3 million in 2008 to 4.6 million. The volume of passengers peaked at more than 5.9 million in 2007.

"I think the overall trend has simply been one of bottoming out from the rate of decreases that commenced in 2008 going forward," airport spokesman Victor Gill said.

The figures were included in a report to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority. Gill said the economy has forced airlines to run more efficiently and slash the number of flights.

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