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Monthly Passenger Traffic Fells Slightly for Colorado Springs, Colo., Airport.

By Wayne Heilman, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Oct. 17--Passenger traffic at the Colorado Springs Airport declined by the smallest percentage in seven months last month as air travel stabilized in September.

Passenger numbers fell 1.1 percent from a year ago to 81,436 during September and are down 6.4 percent from a year ago during the first three quarters of the year to 767,157. Airport traffic has declined every month since the war in Iraq began in March.

"This may be a sign of stability and impro

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