2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁air port ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁posted ▁twelve ▁consecutive ▁months ▁of ▁improved ▁passenger ▁traffic ▁that ▁started ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁and ▁ 8 . 9   mill ion ▁passengers ▁were ▁served ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Pass enger ▁growth ▁continued ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁with ▁ 9 . 6   mill ion ▁passengers ▁served ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁ 1 0 . 1   mill ion ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁air port ▁sur pass ed ▁its ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁high ▁of ▁ 1 0 . 7 ▁million ▁passengers , ▁with ▁ 1 0 . 9 ▁million ▁passengers . ▁Among st ▁the ▁ 3 5 ▁largest ▁metropol itan ▁regions ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁Sac r amento ▁has ▁the ▁few est ▁international ▁fl ights . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁American ▁Airlines ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁begin ▁flying ▁between ▁Sac r amento ▁and ▁Chicago ▁O ' H are ▁beginning ▁in ▁June ▁with ▁twice ▁daily ▁fl ights ▁for ▁the ▁summer ▁season ▁and ▁a ▁single ▁non stop ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁South west ▁added ▁non stop ▁service ▁to ▁Long ▁Beach ▁and ▁Sp ok ane , ▁Air ▁Canada ▁res umed ▁its ▁non stop ▁service ▁to ▁V ancouver , ▁and ▁United ▁added ▁non stop ▁service ▁to ▁New ark . ▁ ▁In ▁