TAMPA - Tampa International Airport might seem like an unlikely venue to open a restaurant themed on the Hall of Fame golf career of Slammin' Sammy Snead, whose game was at its peak from the late 1930s to the early 1960s. But the strong golf-oriented demographics of residents and visitors to Tampa Bay laid the groundwork for the latest Sam Snead's Grill & Tavern, which opened at the airport last week. ...more

July 9, 2008

Southwest Airlines' first partnership with an international carrier could mean lower fares and easier bookings for travel between Tampa and Canada. ...more

July 9, 2008

TAMPA — Southwest Airlines' first partnership with an international carrier could mean lower fares and easier bookings for Canada-Tampa travelers. The agreement announced Tuesday would allow Southwest and Canadian carrier WestJet to share booking information and eliminate potential foreign currency exchange complications for U.S. or Canadian-bound passengers. ...more

July 8, 2008

TAMPA Airlines seeking relief from rising fuel costs are trimming flights nationwide or using smaller aircraft. That's resulting in the loss of hundreds of seats on Tampa International Airport flights, compared with a year ago. ...more

June 25, 2008

Continental Airlines said Thursday it will cut 3,000 jobs and 16 percent of its domestic mainline departures by December, joining the growing list of major airlines to trim staff and aircraft to contend with high fuel costs. ...more

June 6, 2008

Continental joins the list of airlines to announce fleet, capacity and staffing reductions to deal with high fuel costs. ...more

June 5, 2008

United Airlines said Wednesday that it will discontinue Ted, its "airline within an airline," as part of a cost-savings plan to trim about 100 aircraft and 1,100 employees throughout United's system. ...more

June 5, 2008

TAMPA - United Airlines said Wednesday it will discontinue Ted, its "airline within an airline," as part of cost-saving move. United did not announce a date for shutting down Ted. ...more

June 4, 2008

No one is predicting a wave of cruises or nonstop flights to Havana just yet. But news Tuesday that Fidel Castro is stepping aside at least has some in the construction and tourism industries thinking about the possibilities of Cuban trade. ...more

February 20, 2008

Ridership at Tampa International Airport declined 0.7 percent in January, compared with January 2007, to 766,014 departing passengers, continuing a slide prompted by the poor economy, an airport report issued Monday said. ...more

February 19, 2008