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Orlando International Airport looks to expand
The Orlando International Airport is looking at a capacity problem as air traffic continues to grow at Florida’s busiest airport. Depending on the forecasting model, the airport will reach it’s capacity in the current terminal in...
Orlando Sanford Airport wants out of security screening
The Orlando Sanford International Airport is going to try to opt out of only using TSA agents for security screening.
The president of the airport said Tuesday that he would apply again to use private operators to screen passengers, using federal...
Spider-Man ride reopening at Universal Orlando
As Universal Orlando theme park prepares to open a new and technologically eye-popping version of its iconic 3-D Spider-Man ride this week, creator Stan Lee says it’s sort of a fluke that the costumed web-slinger ever came into existence...
Frontier to add CIRA service to Orlando
Central Illinois Regional Airport officials said Wednesday that they’re adding even more service to Orlando starting in May – but this time, it didn’t take any financial incentives to add the routes.
Frontier Airlines will fly three nonstop...
Orlando will be more than Disney this weekend
The story of the 2012 All-Star Game did not begin when David Stern stood in front of a nice backdrop during the 2009 Finals and held up specially-made jerseys to commemorate the announcement. The story does not begin when shovel was put to dirt...
Orlando domestic partners registry may be expanded
A central Florida county mayor says she supports expanding a domestic partners registry already on the books in Orlando. Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs tells the Orlando Sentinel (http://thesent.nl/zDY3qP ) that if approved by the county...
Orlando Prepares For NBA All-Star Weekend
With only a week to go until the beginning of the NBA All-Star Weekend, the city of Orlando is going all out to make sure the festivities are a huge success. It promises to be great fun, but it won’t come without some inconvenience to...
Universal Orlando offers family-friendly Mardi Gras
Leave it to Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Florida to put a family-friendly spin on Mardi Gras. The street party lasts through April 14, combining theme park attractions with parades (colorful beads will be tossed from floats),...
Orlando International sees 1.6% increase in traffic
Passenger traffic for 2011 was up nearly 1.6 percent, thanks in large part to a record total of more than 3.5 million international travelers for the year.
Domestic traffic was up almost 1 percent with 31,923,422 passengers. International traffic...
U.S. adds faster screening at Orlando, other airports
Don’t like waddling around in socks or displaying your brand of shampoo to fellow fliers at airport security?
A pilot program that speeds airline passengers through a special lane for pre-flight security checks — where passengers may...
