Orlando International Airport

Passenger traffic continued to rebound at Orlando International Airport in November, with totals up 2.5 percent over November 2008.

Figures released this week by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority show 2.64 million people got on or off of planes at Orlando International in November, compared with 2.58 million people in the previous November. It was the third-consecutive month passenger traffic showed gains over the previous year, following 15 straight months of decline.
In November the domestic traffic was up 1 percent, while international traffic was up 17 percent.

For the year, traffic remains about 6 percent behind the overall 2008 pace.
Orlando International spokeswoman Carolyn Fennell expressed cautious optimism about what she said "appears to be a stablization of traffic activity." But she said a number of factors ranging from oil prices to passenger confidence will determine whether the trend continues.

Maitland-based aviation consultant Michael Miller, president of Miller Air Group, was more optimistic, noting that nationally many airlines and airports are seeing improved business. Some airports, notably Las Vegas, remain down, and he noted that the improvements seen at other airports, including Orlando, are improvements over what was a weak 2008. But he said indications show that business travel is picking up.

"It's a foregone conclusion that the (airline) industry is in recovery," Miller said.
Source: Scott Powers, Orlando Sentinel

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