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Kennedy International airport in November) appear to be the primary focus," airport spokesman Troy Bell said. "Even though three carriers Delta to JFK, US Airways to LaGuar-dia and Continental to Newark still compete for travelers to and from RIC's No. 1 destination, fares between Richmond and New York have risen substantially with a low-cost carrier exiting the route," he said. JetBlue's passenger traffic at Richmond International was down 35 percent in June compared with the same month in 2010 as the airline has dropped some of its Richmond flights in the past year. Richmond's "Save Low Fares" campaign has created more awareness about the importance of competition in the market, Bell said.

"But the ultimate 'litmus test' is the continuation of competition in the market via the presence of low-cost carriers AirTran and JetBlue," he said. "Continuing to include AirTran and JetBlue on itineraries to and from RIC will pay dividends to air travelers. Not doing so, as (the New York market) painfully shows, could be very costly." AirTran and JetBlue carried nearly AIRPORT, Paga D4 BY GREGORY J. GILLIGAN Richmond Tlnni Miprtch The lack of JetBlue service to the New York market continued to hurt passenger boardings at Richmond International Airport last month. Passenger traffic at RIC fell 3.5 percent in June compared with the same month a year ago.

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"I have studied the Cedar Fair portfolio for more than 20 years," said Ouimet, who was last in the Richmond region in the early 1990s as chief financial officer of Disney Development Co. trying to negotiate a deal for the proposed Disney America theme park in Northern 'Virginia. "I always had, even when I was at Disney, a great respect for the quality of the operations and the quality of the experience of Cedar Fair," he said. "What I can tell you after 30 days is that what I saw from the outside is exactly what I have seen from the inside." Kings Dominion, he said, provides a quality family entertainment experience. "Here you get a nice mix of what I say is core family as well as core thrill" Cedar Fair as well as Kings Dominion had a record number of visitors last year compared with 2009.

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"What is important is that we keep it as fresh as you can," he said. "What attractions you add and what features you have come back to the understanding of what the consumer wants." Ouimet, 53, was at Kings Dominion on Tuesday as part of his tour of Cedar Fair's theme parks to learn more about each property and to talk to You will discover the likely reasons why you suffer from: Anxiety Hot flashes Brain tag Continual weight gain, despite diet and exercise Lite-altering fatigue Depression Hair loss Memory loss Constipation "7716 number one cause for low thyroid Is typically not even talked about, let alone reared for. You will discover this little-known secret' Dr. James Holland, DC tomttdly Consumer confidence rises slightly in July (MM) 754-77 Download the free app at gettag.mobi. Scan the tag at right to go to the Richmond Functional Medicine website.

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As their short-term outlook on jobs and income eased somewhat amid a mix of optimistic and bad economic news, U.S. consumers' confidence rose slightly to 59.5 in July, according to a survey released Tuesday by a private research group. That's up from a revised 57.6 in To advertise in this section contact LaJuan Lewis at 804-649-6727. ItoiMDtaprtchxoni.