CORPUS CHRISTI - Over the next few months, you can expect to see new ads for the Corpus Christi International Airport. They are designed to bring local travelers back to the local airport, instead of those in San Antonio or Houston.

Airport officials told 6 News about 200,000 people a year fly out of San Antonio instead of their hometown, Corpus Christi. This year, passenger traffic is down 6.5% compared to this time last year.

6 News found that most roundtrip tickets out of Corpus Christi typically run about $50-80 more than San Antonio, but the airport believes that's small enough for most of us to reconsider the extra 2-hour drive north.

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