Airport use grows 99 percent since Mesaba's arrival

Saturday, January 3, 2009 | 9:03 p.m. CST; updated 9:51 p.m. CST, Saturday, January 3, 2009

COLUMBIA — Bob Eckle, who works in marketing, has been using the Columbia Regional Airport for about a month. A frequent flier who travels at least three times a month for his job, Eckle used to fly out of St. Louis or Kansas City because it required fewer layovers than flying from Columbia. Now he catches flights out of Columbia because he can connect to his destinations via Memphis.

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