The Buffalo Niagara International Airport saw its five-millionth passenger pass through just after Christmas. Laura Tevens from Getzville, traveling with her husband and two daughters, was treated to an airline gift card and swag bag on their way to Orlando.

The airport handled an additional 300,000 passengers in 2018 over the previous year. Buffalo weathered that increase while earning a number one ranking from J.D. Power in customer satisfaction among all medium hub airports in North America.