The May numbers for airline traffic are in, and there is some good news. They are showing signs of improvement in an otherwise stagnant economy.

U.S. airlines carried 61.5 million passengers for the month of May, according to the Bureau of Transportation.

In the month of April, there were only 59.6 million passengers served, which was down nearly 3 million from March. The increase is the first increase in the airline passenger sector since March of this year.