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DENVER (AP) — Denver International Airport has set another record for passenger traffic.
Nearly 58.3 million travelers passed through the airport in 2016, soaring by more than 4 million people over the previous passenger traffic record set one year earlier.
Airport CEO Kim Day says in a statement says DIA has seen three consecutive years of record-setting passenger growth, driven by strong demand for travel to and from Denver, large increases in airline capacity and efforts to secure new airlines and destinations around the world.
The Denver Post reports (http://dpo.st/2mbwSIx ) that DIA also smashed the previous record book for its single busiest days in airport history.
Of the top 10 busiest days ever, all occurred in 2016. The single busiest day was the Sunday after Thanksgiving, when 188,486 passengers traveled through the airport.
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Information from: The Denver Post, http://www.denverpost.com
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