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Published September 08, 2012, 11:42 AM

Drop in aviation numbers affects small airports like Red Wing

According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, there were about 835.5 million people worldwide who traveled by plane in 2007. Last year, that number had fallen to just more than 801 million. But that drop in air travel isn’t being felt only by big airlines. General aviation is feeling the effects, too.

By: Sarah Gorvin - Red Wing Republican-Eagle, Pierce County Herald

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