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Passenger traffic at Richmond International Airport increased 16.9 percent in November compared with the same month in 2017, the Capital Region Airport Commission reported.

The airport set a passenger traffic record for November, beating the previous mark set a year ago.

November was the 14th consecutive record month at the airport.

Through November, passenger traffic in 2018 has increased 11.1 percent to 3,738,884 passengers, the airport said.

“We are so thankful for what is becoming a remarkable year of growth at RIC,” Jon E. Mathiasen, the airport’s president and CEO, said in a statement.

“November — usually something of a shoulder season — reporting numbers that look like a peak summer month is fantastic, cargo volume has enjoyed a steady rise, and aircraft operations report healthy commercial and general aviation activity,” he said. “All this is reflective of robust business activity across Virginia’s Capital Region.”

The airport handled 370,289 passengers in November, beating the 316,622 passengers that used the airport a year ago.

For November, Delta Air Lines had the largest market share — 32.01 percent of the passengers using the airport.