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ORLANDO, FL. — Orlando International Airport is scheduled to receive $6.4 million from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) as partial repayment for security upgrades following 9/11. Under the 2018 Omnibus Appropriation bill, Congress included $50 million to begin to reimburse airports that incurred costs for partial or completed in-line baggage screening systems prior to August 3, 2007. TSA […]

ORLANDO, FL. — The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) Board voted to expand the scope of the South Terminal Complex (STC) project at Orlando International Airport (MCO). At its May meeting, the Board approved adding three new gates, which can accommodate up to six narrow body aircraft, to the previously approved 16-gate Phase 1 configuration. “As the busiest […]

ORLANDO, FL. – Thanks in part to 309,000 additional seats coming into Orlando International Airport in March, the first quarter of 2018 is another one for the record books. Domestic passenger traffic is up almost 7 percent while international traffic has climbed approximately 13.5 percent over the same time last year, bringing the total number of travelers on […]

ORLANDO, FL. – If you plan to park at Orlando International Airport (MCO) using your E-Pass / SunPass transponder this weekend, be advised it will not work to enter the “A” or “B” parking garages. The E-Pass/SunPass system is undergoing a hardware and software enhancement project which will leave the system inoperable in the “A” […]

ORLANDO, FL. – The latest Airport’s Council International (ACI) rankings are out and Orlando International Airport (MCO) has climbed in all passenger traffic categories. MCO is ranked number one in the state of Florida, moving up from number two; number 11 in the country, moving up from number 13; and number 39 in the world, moving up from […]

ORLANDO, FL.– Today the Board of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) voted unanimously to rescind a previous directive from its February meeting. That directive started the process of pursing privatizing security screening functions or the Screening Partnership Program (SPP) at Orlando International Airport (MCO). “We have had substantive and very productive meetings with TSA […]

At today’s April meeting, the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) Board voted to position Orlando International Airport (MCO) as the first U.S. airport to fully deploy the U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) Biometric Entry and Exit Program. The Board approved $4 million in funding to integrate the passenger processing system that will use facial recognition technology to […]

ORLANDO, FL — Frontier Airlines continues to further expand its flight schedule at Orlando International Airport (MCO). The Denver-based carrier has announced three more domestic routes from Central Florida. Starting in August, non-stop service will be available to Harrisburg, PA; Syracuse, NY; and Portland, ME. These latest additions bring the total number of markets served […]

ORLANDO, FL — Windmills, tulips, art museums and picturesque canals & bridges are now just a single flight away. New non-stop service connecting Central Florida and Amsterdam, Netherlands begins tomorrow, March 30, 2018. Delta Air Lines, in partnership with KLM/Air France, will fly between Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport (AMS). Delta will offer daily service […]

ORLANDO, FL — Travel momentum continues to build at Orlando International Airport (MCO). Currently riding a wave of Spring Break traffic, MCO is announcing even more connections to Central Florida. Several airlines are adding or increasing flights to multiple domestic and global destinations. Beginning March 26, 2018, Virgin Atlantic’s seasonal service to Belfast, Northern Ireland returns […]