Flying high: Bush, Hobby airports log record passengers

​​HOUSTON – Houston’s two major airports both set records for passenger traffic in 2015, the Houston Airport System.

Hobby Airport had 145,202 international passengers between opening its international concourse in October—the first time Hobby has seen international flights since 1969—and the end of the year.

Hobby, overall, had 12.2 million passengers, up 1.8 percent from 2014.

Bush Intercontinental Airport saw its overall passenger count rise 4.2 percent to about 43 million. The number of international passengers at Bush increased 8 percent to 10.6 million.

Combined, the Houston Airport System saw a 3.7 percent increase to 55.1 million passengers.