SOUTH BURLINGTON — Passenger traffic at the Burlington International Airport is continuing to set records. Last month 44,477 passengers took flights out of Burlington compared to 30,882 for the same month last year, an increase of 44 percent.

The increase is dramatic because travel came to a standstill last year in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The airport was closed for three days. When it reopened, travelers were reluctant to fly. Travel is down compared to August, when 56,386 passengers boarded flights. Travel typically falls off after the summer travel season, said Airport Director J.J. Hamilton.

“September is not one of the higher travel months and it was amazing to see those figures,” Hamilton said. For the first nine months of the year, travel out of the airport is ahead of last year by 1.3 percent.

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