Bay area transportation officials expect more than 10,000 people will rent cars the week of Super Bowl XLIII. The Monday and Tuesday after Super Bowl XXXV in 2001 saw about 10,800 cars returned to Bay area rental agencies, meaning at least that many drivers – virtually all from outside the area – will be tooling around Tampa ahead of or just after the Feb. 1 game. Given that scenario and the fact several roads around Raymond James Stadium and in downtown Tampa will be blocked off, locals might be better off staying home. ...more

January 21, 2009

Tampa International Airport traffic declined by more than 875,000 passengers to 18.3 million in 2008 compared with record numbers of about 19.1 million in 2007. ...more

January 14, 2009

Tampa International Airport traffic declined by more than 875,000 passengers to 18.3 million in 2008 compared with record numbers of about 19.1 million in 2007. ...more

January 13, 2009

Preliminary data for December passenger traffic at Tampa International Airport shows the same gloomy trends shaped by the poor national economy in the previous eight months. ...more

January 9, 2009

A crack in a concrete beam for a parking garage under construction at Tampa International Airport will cost $1.93 million to repair, airport officials said Thursday. ...more

January 9, 2009

Preliminary data for December passenger traffic at Tampa International Airport shows the same gloomy trends shaped by the poor national economy in the previous eight months. ...more

January 8, 2009

A crack in a concrete beam for a parking garage under construction at Tampa International Airport will cost $1.93 million to repair, airport officials said this morning. ...more

January 8, 2009

The last weekend day of this year's holiday season has packed Tampa International Airport, sending roughly 18,000 more people through the terminal than on a typical day last month. ...more

January 4, 2009

Holiday travel isn't as busy as years past. Airlines have 10 percent fewer flights coming in and out of TIA compared to last year, says airport spokesperson Brenda Geoghegan, the lowest number since the days after the 2001 terrorist attacks. ...more

December 22, 2008

Dense fog has shrouded the Bay area this morning but hasn't affected air travelers, officials say. ...more

December 20, 2008