Passengers up, flights down at airport

FORT MYERS — More passengers on fewer flights are traveling in and out of Southwest Florida International Airport. Passenger count in June was a record-setting 546,159 for the month, representing an increase of 3.4% over June 2017, according to a statement. At 5.5 million, year-to-date passenger traffic is up 5.2% over the same period last year.

That increase comes in despite of a continuing trend of fewer aircraft operations at the airport, which had 4,850 arrivals and departures in June, a 6.3% decrease compared to June 2017, the release adds.