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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Douglas airport is having a strong start to the year based on passenger numbers.
A new report shows 3.5 million people went through the airport in January.
That's up from 3.2 million people last January.
That's a 6.5 percent jump.
Airport leaders say they also saw more people flying abroad.
Concord airport fights to protect federal funding for tower
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