Airline Boardings Hit A Record For April In The Bakken Oil Patch

The Dickinson Press is reporting:

Grand Forks all had their highest April boardings on record this year.

The state Aeronautics Commission says boardings at the state's eight large airports were up nearly 5.5 percent overall from April 2012. Williston had the biggest increase, with a rise of more than 162 percent.

Williston is in the heart of the booming western oil patch. Aeronautics Commissioner Larry Taborsky says an increase in airline service in North Dakota is another reason for the jump in boardings.