Airport breaks December record

FORT MYERS — The tourists are back.

Southwest Florida International Airport posted a record-breaking month in December with 765,288 passengers passing through the Fort Myers airport, a 4% increase over the same month in 2013.

“Following 13 consecutive months of increased passenger traffic, December 2014 was the best December in Southwest Florida International Airport's 31-year history and our performance for the year was the best since 2007,” says Robert Ball, the executive director of the Lee County Port Authority, in a statement. “More people are traveling to our region, filling the flights our airline partners are operating into RSW, and we look forward to a great winter travel season.”