Southwest recently announced they will be adding two daily trips from the airport. "About 7.9 million people came through Louis Armstrong last year, or 82% of the number of travelers who touched down in New Orleans in 2004. But air travel grew 5.5% in 2008 over 2007, and analyst Michael Boyd said New Orleans is on pace to see another 5% rise in passengers by year's end" The Associated Press writes of air travel through the airport since Hurricane Katrina devastated the area in 2005. Full Article at USA Today