leaving on a jet plane...wondering when you're coming back to vegas!

Not terribly shocking, really. From the Review-Journal:

McCarran passenger counts fall 1.3 percent in October
By HOWARD STUTZ

Passenger counts at McCarran International Airport fell 1.3 percent in October. More than 3.51 million passengers came through McCarran during the month, compared with more than 3.56 million passengers in the same month a year ago.

For the first 10 months of 2009, McCarran has seen passenger counts fall 9.4 percent over the period in 2008.

No real surprise that passenger counts are down this year. The real meat-and-potatoes comparison will be 2k10 numbers vs. 2k9 and even 2k8. That'll give the clearest indication if the economy is rebounding. We already know Strip development is going to remain halted. That's old news. Let's see if people are ready to occupy the rooms already waiting for them.