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ORLANDO, FL. – Orlando International Airport (MCO) ended 2016 processing nearly 42 million annual passengers, a new record! “Orlando International Airport just experienced its busiest and most successful year in airport history,” says Frank Kruppenbacher, Chairman of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. “As a major economic engine in this community, generating over $31 billion in […]

ORLANDO, FL. – November kicked off the start of the busy holiday travel season at Orlando International Airport (MCO). In November, on a rolling 12-month basis, MCO recorded its busiest time period in history with nearly 41.8 million passengers. Orlando International saw a 10 percent increase in traffic for the 12-day Thanksgiving holiday travel period […]

ORLANDO, FL. – Orlando International Airport (MCO) passed the 41.6 million passenger mark in October. Rolling 12-month traffic is up 9.2 percent over the previous year. October’s passenger traffic pushed MCO up over 41.6 million for the first time ever, surpassing earlier year-end predictions. Year-to-Date Statistical Data: Domestic traffic has increased 8.22 percent with 30,079,724 […]

ORLANDO, FL. – Confirming other recent customer satisfaction surveys results, J.D. Power and Associates’ annual Airport Satisfaction Study is out and it names Orlando International Airport (MCO) as one of the Best Airports in the Nation. MCO ranked 4th for large airports. The study looked at six key factors: terminal facilities; airport accessibility; security checkpoints; […]

ORLANDO, FL. – For nearly 3 million travelers, the journey to spend the season with family and friends will take them through Orlando International Airport (MCO). The travel period is 22-days this year and stretches from Friday, December 16th until Friday, January 6th. “With an expected 8 percent increase in passenger traffic, this will be […]

ORLANDO, FL. — Greater connections between Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Europe are anticipated following the U.S. Department of Transportation’s approval of a foreign air carrier permit for Norwegian Air Shuttle’s Irish subsidiary, Norwegian Air International (NAI). After a nearly three year review process, USDOT awarded the permit to NAI under the Open Skies agreement […]

ORLANDO, FL. – As Orlando International Airport (MCO) enters into the busy Thanksgiving holiday travel season it does so ranked as one of the best airports in the country. Travelpulse.com, one of the nation’s most visited travel information sites, ranks Orlando International as number two in overall airport satisfaction. In the survey, of the nation’s […]

ORLANDO, FL. – The Thanksgiving holiday travel season officially kicks off the yearend holiday travel period and if Thanksgiving is any indication, it’s going to be a very busy holiday season at Orlando International Airport. Predictions based on airline seat reservations show a 9.4 percent jump over last year. Over the 12-day holiday travel period […]

ORLANDO, FL. — A vision for the future is coming into focus at Orlando International Airport (MCO). At today’s meeting, the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Board received an update on the progress of the new South Terminal Complex. Curtis Fentress, President and CEO of Fentress Architects, in collaboration with General Consultant Schenkel Shultz and Architect […]

ORLANDO, FL. — The trains are flying on the track at MCO. The six cars for the South Airport Automated People Mover (APM) system arrived in Orlando Wednesday after a long journey from Japan via Jacksonville. A heavy crane hoisted the individual cars onto the 1.4 mile guideway that runs between the North Terminal Complex […]