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John Wayne Airport Cuts Seat Capacity Amid Holiday Season: Report

The airport staff is requiring airlines to lower their flight capacity amid a busy holiday season to stay within the annual passenger gap.

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Traveling at John Wayne Airport this holiday season may get a little more congested, after airport staff announced that the airport would reduce their flight capacity to stay within its 11.8 million annual passenger cap.
Traveling at John Wayne Airport this holiday season may get a little more congested, after airport staff announced that the airport would reduce their flight capacity to stay within its 11.8 million annual passenger cap. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Traveling at John Wayne Airport this holiday season may get a little more congested, after airport staff announced that the airport would reduce their flight capacity to stay within its 11.8 million annual passenger cap, The Orange County Register reported.

According to the newspaper, the airport served 9.9 million passengers by the end of October. Moving into January 2024, the airport is at risk of exceeding its annual passenger limitation and falling out of compliance with a 1985 agreement between Orange County, Newport Beach and community organizations Airport Working Group and Stop Polluting Our Newport.

The agreement caps annual passengers at 11.8 million, meaning that the airport has to divide the number of available seats to its airlines.

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To read more about traveling out of John Wayne Airport through the holiday season, read the full article on The Orange County Register.

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