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American, Delta and United are back to flying a full schedule of flights at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR) after disruptions caused by Hurrican Ida. While a limited number of seats are available on Thursday and Friday flights, overall seat availability improves through the weekend and beyond. American is operating nonstop flights to Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) and Charlotte (CLT); Delta is operating nonstop flights to Atlanta (ATL); and ...

Passenger numbers continued to recover at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) in 2021 as 562,834 people flew into and out of the airport. This was a 55% increase from 2020 of nearly 200,000 passengers. BTR was the second largest airport in Louisiana by passenger volume in 2021.“We had a good year and hope to see this trend continue in 2022 as the travel industry recovers,” said Mike Edwards, BTR’s Director of Aviat...

The Baton Rouge Metro Airport and SKB Group, LLC will hold a virtual workshop on Thursday, October 7th, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to provide an overview of Small & Disadvantaged Business (S/DBE) Programs, and show how to navigate opportunities in Baton Rouge. Mayor-President Sharon Weston-Broome will provide a business overview for the City of Baton Rouge and the importance of DBE involvement with the MOVEBR Projects. Attendees wi...

Passenger volume at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport (BTR) was up 91% in September 2021 over the same month last year.BTR total passenger numbers were 59,798 in September, reaching 90% of the September 2019 numbers. As the last pre-pandemic year, 2019 is used as a benchmark for airlines and airports in measuring passenger demand recovery. BTR has exceeded the national trend on the percentage of passenger growth in 2021 year-to-date. &nbs...