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The popularity of Cape Air flights from Quincy to St. Louis continues to rise.

The airline is reporting that 756 ticket holders flew out of the Quincy Regional Airport in April. That's more than 130 passengers from this time last year.

Passenger totals for the first four months of 2012 are up more than 14 percent from last year.

Cape Air offers $49 one-way tickets to St. Louis and $29 ticket specials on certain days.