Ridership at Tampa International Airport declined 4.2 percent in October compared with a year ago to 647,514 departing passengers after a 2 percent gain the month before ended an 18-month decline. ...more

November 28, 2009

More Americans intend to travel for Thanksgiving this year than a year ago, although they remain wary of the poor economy, AAA Auto Club South said this week in its holiday travel preview. ...more

November 20, 2009

More Americans intend to travel for Thanksgiving this year than a year ago, although they remain wary of the poor economy, the AAA Auto Club South said today in its holiday travel preview. ...more

November 18, 2009

U.S. commercial aviation achieved a record second consecutive year with no fatal accidents in 2008, while last year was one of the safest years worldwide for air travel, the British aviation consulting firm Ascend said in its year-end report. ...more

January 13, 2009

Although today is considered one of the busiest travel days of the year, Tampa International Airport officials say passenger travel for Thanksgiving is down 10 percent compared with last year. Still, airport officials expect 115,000 to 120,000 outbound passengers today through Monday — about 25,000 alone today. ...more

November 26, 2008

Gas prices have dropped below $2 a gallon at many locations throughout Florida, but that doesn't mean more people will be filling up the family car to go to Grandma's house for Thanksgiving. ...more

November 18, 2008

Tampa International Airport's plan for a $950 million North Terminal likely will be delayed from October 2015 until sometime from 2018 to 2020 as the poor economy slows air travel projections, airport director Louis Miller said Thursday. ...more

November 7, 2008

TAMPA - Tampa International Airport's plan for a $950 million North Terminal likely will be delayed from October 2015 until 2018 to 2020 as the poor economy slows air travel projections, airport director Louis Miller said today. ...more

November 6, 2008

Starting Oct. 24, the Transportation Security Administration will add a new anxiety for some Tampa travelers: A high-tech scanner that allows a security officer to peek through the clothing of air travelers to ensure they are not hiding weapons or explosives. ...more

October 17, 2008

Rising jet fuel prices are being cited by airlines as the reason for canceling service to smaller U.S. cities, but an increasingly broken air travel system is as much to blame, according to a new book by a former high-level Federal Aviation Administration official. ...more

July 7, 2008