TIA revenue climbs to new record

TAMPA — Tampa International Airport saw a bump in passengers and a larger increase in revenue for its fiscal year, which ended in September. The airport, which just released numbers, experienced a 2.4% increase in passengers and a 7% increase in revenues during fiscal year, marking the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority's fourth year in a row of year-over-year growth.

For the full 2014 fiscal year, the airport served 17.33 million passengers, which represents a 2.4% increase over fiscal year 2013.

International seat capacity grew 20% and the airport handled almost 600,000 international passengers, a 13.7% increase, during the year. Tampa International Airport has now seen a 53.3% increase in international passenger traffic since 2010.