Tucson International Airport got closer to its pre-pandemic passenger levels in 2022, thanks to stronger demand and higher seat capacity.
David Wichner Tucson International Airport got closer to its pre-pandemic passenger levels in 2022, serving 3.45 million travelers last year.
Last year began with a downturn in air travel nationally due to the impact of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, but the impact at TIA was short-lived as travel recovered rapidly in mid-February, the Airport Authority said, citing pent-up demand for travel from colder climates to the sunny and warm Tucson region.
Flair Airlines began winter nonstop flights from TIA to five Canadian cities on Nov. 30, marking the first-ever scheduled airline service between the Tucson airport and Canada.