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72 Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce 2021 Economic Trends 28 Air Transportation Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport A 15-minute drive from Historic Downtown Savannah, the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport is at the center of a transportation and logistics infrastructure that includes a global port alongside access to more than 100 motor carriers, three railroads, numerous ocean-shipping lines and Foreign Trade Zone 104, which serves a growing number of customers within this network. Businesses continue to choose Savannah to centralize their operations on the East Coast putting them in a superior position to handle future activity. Unparalleled service paired with exceptional operations helped land Savannah's international airport as the #2 best airport in the U.S. by Condé Nast Traveler. Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport Affected by Recession: Passenger and Cargo Activity Year-end Totals 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2019- 2020 Change Passengers (enplanements/deplanements) 1,916,561 2,027,262 2,190,406 2,462,881 2,799,526 3,021,077 1,139,371 -62.29% Cargo Freight/Express/Mail, tons 7,891 7,654 8,182 9,003 8,635 9,249 8,105 -12.36% Aircraft Operations 85,090 88,691 92,680 94,827 96,823 107,764 86,565 -19.67% Source: Savannah Airport Commission, www.savannahairport.com 11/04/2020. Data for 2020 through October, annual figure estimated. Passenger count data for the first nine months of 2020 are up down over 62% from 2019. Cargo Year-end Totals have fallen by 12.4% and Aircraft Operations have fallen nearly 20% from 2019. These drastic decreases can be attributed to the Covid-19 virus and the subsequent lull in travel that came with it. Eight airlines provide direct nonstop flights every week to major U.S. cities, providing convenient travel options. As of September of 2020, American Airlines held 30% of the market share at the airport. Delta Air Lines is second with 30%, followed by United Airlines (13%), Allegiant (13%), and jetBlue (9%). In 2020, Allegiant began offering two new seasonal non-stop flights to Houston and St. Louis. New to the market in 2021 will be Southwest Air, adding flights to Baltimore, Chicago and Dallas among others. Airline Flight Schedules Airline Number Destination Air Canada* 1-888-247-2262 Toronto* Allegiant* 1-702-505-8888 Allentown* Columbus* Nashville* Baltimore Grand Rapids* New York Cincinnati Houston* Newark Chicago* Indianapolis Pittsburgh Cleveland Louisville* St. Louis* American Airlines 1-800-433-7300 Charlotte Chicago* Dallas/Fort Worth Washington - DCA Philadelphia Miami Delta Air Lines 1-800-221-1212 Atlanta New York- LaGuardia New York- JFK Detroit jetBlue 1-800-538-2583 New York - JFK Boston Sun Country Airlines* 1-800-359-6786 Minneapolis/St. Paul* United 1-800-864-8331 Chicago – ORD Washington IAD Newark Houston Frontier 1-800-401-9000 Philadelphia* *Seasonal Service Source: Savannah Airport Commission at www.savannahairport.com, retrieved 08/27/2020.

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