The Tony Jannus Society recently recognized Plant City High School senior Kathleen Hencke as the grand prize winner of its statewide essay contest. ...more

December 26, 2009

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

Airports nationwide including Tampa International will continue to experience flight delays today although the Federal Aviation Administration corrected a technical problem that began at one of two national centers that handle flight plans. The failure was attributed to a software configuration problem at an FAA telecommunications center in Salt Lake City that lasted from 5 to 9 a.m. ...more

November 19, 2009

Southwest Airlines is offering a sale through Thursday, with one-way fares as low as $25 between Tampa and Fort Lauderdale; $50 between Tampa and Birmingham, Ala.; $75 between Tampa and Philadelphia; and $100 between Tampa and Boston. ...more

October 28, 2009

Frontier Airlines is expected to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today with little change that passengers will notice, although the airline shifted ticket counter and terminal operations at Tampa International Airport. ...more

October 1, 2009

Frontier Airlines is expected to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today with little change that passengers will notice, although the airline shifted ticket counter and terminal operations at Tampa International Airport. ...more

September 30, 2009

Passenger traffic at Tampa International Airport declined 1.7 percent in August compared with a year ago, the best showing in the past 17 months as the recession's toll on business and leisure travel appears to be receding. ...more

September 15, 2009

Passenger traffic at Tampa International Airport declined 4.9 percent in July to 751,586 departing passengers, the lowest monthly percentage drop in a year, airport officials reported. The airport generally gets the same number of arriving as departing passengers, so about 1.5 million passengers used the airport last month. ...more

August 19, 2009

Southwest Airlines passengers accustomed to seeing long check-in lines at airport ticket counters will find additional incentives to use the airline's self-service kiosks. Southwest has enhanced its kiosks with functions to allow passengers to modify their itinerary on the day of travel, choose a new flight or add themselves to a stand-by list for a different flight. ...more

August 3, 2009

Southwest Airlines is closing a chapter of U.S. commercial aviation history by discontinuing paper timetables for passengers. ...more

July 21, 2009