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National Airlines will begin offering non-stop service between Windsor International Airport and Orlando Sanford International Airport. The inaugural flight, on Thursday, December 17, 2015, will depart from Windsor at 2:30 PM EST and arrive at Sanford International Airport at 5:00 PM ES.
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Canada’s Porter Airlines, headquartered at Billy Bishop Airport in Toronto, announced Monday, that it is adding its first Florida destination- Melbourne.
The airline, that is an award-winning air carrier, said it enters the Florida market for the first time and it has selected Melbourne International Airport for its first destination in the Sunshine State.
The flights to Melbourne International Airport (MEL) will be seasonal. The weekly service begins Continue reading “Canada’s Porter Airlines Adds Florida to Its Route Map”
The low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines has announced it will start daily non-stop service from Orlando, Florida to Detroit on November 18.
The airport and airline officials formally announced the news last Tuesday. The daily flight will leave Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) at Continue reading “Frontier Airlines to Start Detroit – Orlando Service”
The Emirates announced the launch of a new daily 16-hour direct flight to Orlando a few months ago.
The daily service started on Tuesday when an Airbus A380 touched down at Orlando International Airport just after 11:30 a.m. East Coast time. A water salute welcomed the Airbus A380 when it landed at Orlando International Airport as it was the first of its kind ever scheduled to land at the airport in Orlando. Continue reading “Emirates Starts Daily Service to Orlando”
TSA Reminds Parents to Check Kids’ Carry-on after Two Incidents in Florida
The Transportation Security Administration is reminding parents to check their children’s luggage as a grenade and a hatchet have been found in children’s luggage at Florida airports recently.
After the two incidents, the officials from Transportation Security Administration released a reminder to parents to check their kids’ luggage while packing and before leaving to the airport.
Earlier this week, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2015, a 12-year-old boy caused panic at Jacksonville International Airport when security officers found a grenade during an inspection of his hand luggage. The agents made the shocking discovery while the boy and his parents were going through a checkpoint.
The grenade was later determined Continue reading “Hatchet, Grenade Found in Children’s Carry-on Luggage”
Nowadays, global business and tourism rely on air transport. However, today’s air traveler becomes more and more fussy about what they get on each trip.
At the 71st annual meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) that was held in Miami only ten days ago, aviation leaders gathered to discuss some critical issues, including how to meet passenger demands.
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https://news.yahoo.com/airlines-struggle-please-modern-passenger-092523494.html
Direct weekly flight between Orlando International Airport and Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba will start July 8, according to a press release of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority.
The flight will be chartered by Island Travel & Tours (ITT) and will depart each Wednesday from Florida’s International Airport, Continue reading “Orlando International Airport to Offer Flights to Cuba”
Emirates, one of the world’s largest international carriers is planning to start a new daily service to Orlando, Florida, its 10th city in the US. The Dubai-based airline also announced a doubling of capacity on its flights to Seattle, Washington, by adding a second daily flight to the route beginning on July 1 as part of its long-term plan to fly to 20 destinations in the United States. Continue reading “Emirates Airline Adding Daily Orlando to Dubai Flights”
A flight from Houston was delayed at Orlando Airport, after a traveler began showing signs of illness. The plane was bound for BWI.
The incident happened at 3 pm last Monday on flight 718 of Southwest Airlines, according to airport officials. Immediately after it was revealed that the passenger had traveled to Kenya in West Africa in August, the pilot notified the Center for Disease Control. The man was isolated and removed from the flight. Continue reading “Ebola scare delayed flight at Orlando Airport”
Travel & Leisure Magazine announced the results of its latest survey. According to its annual “World’s Best Awards”, Orlando International Airport was ranked among the nation’s top five domestic airports.
From December 2, 2013 to March 31, 2014, the magazine’s readers were asked to vote for their favorite airport and the criteria included logistics and convenience. The respondents assessed the quality of location, access, security, check-in, restaurants, shopping. Continue reading “Orlando International ranked the fifth best airport in the U.S.”