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ORLANDO, FL. – April saw a resurgence of international travelers at Orlando International Airport (MCO). International travel climbed by double digits in April, up nearly 11.2 percent. That increase, along with healthy domestic traffic, pushed overall passenger volume up over 9 percent for the month. “April’s strong numbers prove that Orlando remains a popular domestic and global […]

ORLANDO, FL — The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) Small Business Development Department announces a construction program presentation for the South Terminal Complex project scheduled to begin construction this year. The Construction Program Presentation will be on Thursday, June 29, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Orlando Executive Airport located at 365 Rickenbacker Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. […]

ORLANDO, FL. – Once again Central Florida is the nation’s most visited destination with over 68 million annual guests according to 2016 statistics released by Visit Orlando. And March passenger traffic figures at Orlando International Airport (MCO) reflect that steady growth. In March some 4 million travelers moved through MCO, which is a nearly 2.9 percent climb […]

ORLANDO, FL. – The Board of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) is moving forward with its pledge to compensate passengers who missed flights or were re-booked resulting from outages of the Automated People Mover (APM) service at Orlando International Airport. “This is our effort to mitigate travelers’ costs due to the tram outages,” says Phil Brown, […]

ORLANDO, FL. — Designs for Orlando International Airport’s future South Terminal Complex (STC) have captured the attention of some of the world’s foremost architectural visionaries. The innovative concepts from lead architect Curt Fentress were recently honored with a prestigious 2017 American Architecture Award. The renowned airport designer received the award during the AIA Conference on Architecture event held at […]

ORLANDO, FL. – Phil Brown, Executive Director of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) issues the following statement regarding the interruption of Automated People Mover (APM) tram service from the main terminal building to Airside 3. “On behalf of the Orlando International Airport, I apologize for the inconvenience to our passengers for Sunday’s and today’s APM (tram) disruptions. […]

ORLANDO, FL. – February continued building upon January’s passenger growth at Orlando International Airport (MCO) spurred on by unique Central Florida community events such as the NFL Pro Bowl in January and the Daytona 500 in February. February 2017 Statistical Data: Domestic passenger traffic climbed 2.39 percent in February with 2,975,802 total passengers at MCO International traffic was […]

ORLANDO, FL. – Spring is traditionally a time for all things new and Orlando International Airport (MCO) is celebrating Spring with a host of new customer service amenities amidst new daily travel passenger records. The Easter holiday season is almost upon us and this year Easter falls near the end of one of the busiest Spring travel […]

ORLANDO, FL. – On the heels of its most successful year in history, Orlando International Airport (MCO) begins 2017 on a positive note with a 3.8 percent increase in overall passenger traffic over last year. “This new year promises to be a challenging one for air travel. From increased global competition to expanding international access, Orlando International Airport […]

ORLANDO, FL. — Construction activity will begin soon on the $1.8 billion South Terminal Complex (STC) Phase 1 Terminal C at Orlando International Airport. As the project advances toward the anticipated building phase, the design phase is nearly two-thirds complete. The design team of Fentress Architects, HNTB and Schenkel Shultz recently reached the 60 percent […]