Charleston International handled 531,978 passengers in September, up 5 percent year over year and a record for that month. A $100 million Concourse C West Gate expansion adding five gates is expected to open early next year.
Why this matters here
More seats arriving means more visitors with money to spend, and the new gates should bring more nonstops. Merchants who want a piece of that traffic should be planning for a bigger 2027 season now, not in May.
First reported by postandcourier.com.
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