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Associated PressDecember 21, 2015

More than 38 million passengers passed through Orlando International Airport in the past year, making it the busiest year ever for the airport. Airport officials said Thursday that 33 million domestic passengers and 5 million international passengers passed through the airport from October 2014 to October 2015. Domestic traffic was up 6 percent and international […]

Frank TorresOctober 8, 2015

Hundreds gathered at the North Lake Community Elementary school Thursday night to listen to a resolution between local leaders and officials from Orlando International Airport on a land deal to expand operations closer to the growing Lake Nona community. District 1 Commissioner Jim Gray stood before the standing room-only audience and attempted to ease concerns that the development […]

Associated PressApril 9, 2015

Charter flights will start this summer between Orlando and Cuba. Officials at Orlando International Airport on Thursday said Island Travel and Tours will begin nonstop flights to Cuba in July. The company plans to use Boeing 737-300 aircraft with a capacity of 120 passengers – 112 in coach and eight in first class. Travelers to […]

Associated PressMarch 31, 2015

Officials with the Orlando International Airport have recommended against making it the largest airport to get rid of the TSA. An airport advisory committee on Monday voted to keep Transportation Security Administration officers and not replace them with private hired guards, provided the TSA meets certain benchmarks. Those benchmarks include moving passengers quickly through security […]

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Orlando International Airport has busiest year ever

Hundreds attend town hall on Orlando Airport development near Lake Nona

Charter flights planned between Orlando and Cuba

Orlando International Airport decides to keep TSA