Officials at the Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport announced a significant increase in passenger traffic attributed to the Marcellus Shale natural gas boom in NEPA. Gas field workers from Texas, Oklahoma and othe states are flying in and out of the airport as they support drilling efforts and pipeline construction in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania. Additionally, gas industry management and professional support people are using the airport as their main hub to access their company offices in NEPA. Airport officials note that airline carriers are adding larger planes on select routes to accommodate the natural gas industry passenger boom. The 13 trial lawyers at DLP, representing catastrophically injured individuals in gas drilling, gas truck, quarry explosions and othe serious accidents continue to follow this and other issues in the Marcellus Shale regions of NEPA, Central and throughout Pennsylvania.