If you boarded a plane at Spokane International Airport in 2011, you may have noticed you had a little more elbow room.  According to Todd Woodard with the SIA,  air travel was down by 2.91 percent from 2010.  In 2010, 2.9 million passengers traveled through the Spokane.  In 2011, the airport reports 2.8 million passengers boarded and unloaded planes.  However, in November air travel was up from the year before with .64 percent more people flying the friendly skies.

"While our community has experienced the results of a nationwide daily capacity re-balancing by scheduled passenger airlines, we were optimistic based on observations that would trend in a positive manner," said Lawrence Krauter CEO of the Spokane Air Board.

The airport also reports a 25 percent increase in freight and mail in 2011, with 4,772 tons traveling  down the runways.

Every time you carry your wife around, just remember - there's a competition for that. It started in Finland in a little town called Sonkajärvi where apparently they decided to start the sport called, "Wife Carrying".

According to the internet, there may be deep roots in history with men stealing woman from nearby villages, but don't worry - the current status of the sport is all in good fun.

There's a little wife carrying action happening at Lookout Pass on January 15th. Men will test their strength and stamina by carrying around their wives in the snow. Curious minds want to know what happens to the couples who finish last.

Bill Jennings, Lookout Pass marketing director, noted, "If they take it that seriously, they probably have a marriage problem."

This is the sixth year they've hosted the event. There is no actual Pacific Northwest league, Jennings says, instead it's a bit of a parody and a "barrel of laughs".

It's part of their all-day event for their Winter Carnival/Family Fun Day on January 15th. Cash prizes are available to the winning couples. $100 to first place, $50 to second place and $25 to third place.