DATE OF DISTRIBUTION: January 14, 2008               FOR RELEASE UPON RECEIPT

TIA PASSENGER TRAFFIC BREAKS RECORD

The Tucson Airport Authority (TAA) reported today that calendar year 2007 passenger traffic at Tucson International Airport (TIA) exceeded projections with 4,429,905 travelers, compared to 4,226,759 for 2006.

“This is an increase of 4.81% over 2006,” explained Bonnie Allin, TAA President/CEO. “Since 2003, we’ve witnessed a 26.25% increase in passenger traffic.”

“The continuing growth in passengers this past year is directly attributable to the introduction of daily nonstop service to ten new destinations, including nine with the start of service by ExpressJet Airlines last April, and Southwest Airlines’ new service to Oakland in November,” explained Ms. Allin. “ In addition to the new destinations, several carriers increased service to popular existing routes, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver and San Diego.”

There are currently 13 airlines providing 89 daily nonstop departures to 28 destinations from Tucson.

Airlines and service include: Aerolitoral (Hermosillo); Alaska (Seattle); American (Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth); Continental (Houston, Newark); Delta (Atlanta, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City); ExpressJet (Austin, Kansas City, Ontario, CA, Sacramento, San Antonio, El Paso, Omaha, Reno, Spokane); Frontier (Denver); JetBlue (New York); Northwest (Minneapolis); Southwest (Albuquerque, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego); Sun Country (Minneapolis); United (Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, - seasonal service to Washington DC/Dulles begins February 14); US Airways (Las Vegas, Phoenix).

Go to www.airtucson.com, TIA’s airfare portal, for the best deals.

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The Tucson Airport Authority (TAA) celebrates 60 years in 2008. A nonprofit entity created by State Charter in 1948, TAA is composed of 115 community members that elect a nine-member board of directors. TAA President/CEO Bonnie Allin oversees day-to-day operations, and a staff of over 300 employees. TAA manages Tucson International Airport and Ryan Airfield.