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Tunica continues to grow in reputation and visitorship, all helped by increases in service at the Tunica Airport that are bringing in record numbers of visitors on charter aircrafts to visit the Casino Capital of the South, the largest gaming area between Las Vegas, Nev., and Atlantic City.
"I think the year 2007 will go down as one with major accomplishments for Tunica with the airport improvements being number one," said Webster Franklin, president and CEO of the Tunica Convention and Visitors Bureau. "We have seen tremendous growth in our airport, and we have had great cooperation on the local, state and federal level in helping our airport grow."
The Tunica Airport landed its first 737s in November 2005. In 2006, approximately 220 737s landed at the airport. And in the first 11 months of this year, that number had grown to 450 landings 'by...
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