08/28/2024
Been to DIA lately? The increase of people and traffic has been staggering. According to the Denver Post, international air travel has increased by 17.2% during the first half of 2024 compared with 2023, a factor in the overall increase from 77 million passengers in 2023 to a projected 82 million, DIA chief executive Phil Washington told city council members this month.
A monthly record 7.6 million passengers boarded planes at DIA in June. “We think we might break the June record around the Labor Day time frame,” Washington said.
DIA officials have been planning on 100 million passengers a year as soon as 2027. The airport was built to accommodate 50 million. Never-ending construction includes the installation of an expanded, 17-lane security checkpoint.