Airport records a big month and year

Southwest Florida International Airport shatters December and annual passenger totals.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 5:40 a.m. January 23, 2019
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Southwest Florida International Airport broke passenger counts for December and for 2018.
Southwest Florida International Airport broke passenger counts for December and for 2018.
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FORT MYERS — Southwest Florida International Airport reported a record-breaking 958,717 passengers traveling through its terminal in December, representing a 9.8% increase compared to December 2017.

It also reported a 6% increase in annual passenger count with nearly 9.4 million travelers passing through the airport in 2018, up from 8.84 million in 2017.

 

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