May airport traffic shatters prior year

Number of passengers up even as flights slightly decline.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 5:50 a.m. June 22, 2018
  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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FORT MYERS — Passenger movement through Southwest Florida International Airport in May 2018 shattered figures from the same month in 2017, with 668,665 travelers representing a 6.3% increase. The record month contributed to a year-to-date increase of 5.4% over the same period last year, according to a statement. 

 

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