TAMPA -- Tampa International Airport is scheduled to renovate the baggage claim system on the main terminal's ground floor by Christmas 2009, a project that will expand baggage pickup space by 50 percent. The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority this morning approved a resolution for Mathews Construction of Tampa Inc. to complete the design and procure some construction items for the $22.3 million project. ...more

December 11, 2008

Southwest Airlines on May 9 will trim one daily round-trip flight between Tampa and four destinations - Fort Lauderdale; Hartford, Conn.; Indianapolis; and Providence, R.I. - but it will maintain nonstop service between Tampa and those cities in a systemwide reduction of flights. ...more

December 10, 2008

TAMPA Southwest Airlines on May 9 will trim one daily round-trip flight between Tampa and four destinations -- Fort Lauderdale; Hartford, Conn.; Indianapolis; and Providence, R.I. -- but will maintain nonstop service between Tampa and those destinations in a systemwide reduction of flights. Tampa International Airport's busiest carrier will serve Fort Lauderdale with eight daily flights, Providence with two and Hartford and Indianapolis with one each on schedules between May 9 and June 26, the airline announced today. ...more

December 9, 2008

Tampa International Airport ranked first nationwide in overall quality for U.S. airports in the 2008 U.S. and International Airlines Survey by Zagat, the New York-based travel and dining guides publisher. ...more

November 25, 2008

Tampa International Airport ranked first nationwide in overall quality for U.S. airports in the 2008 U.S. and International Airlines Survey by Zagat, the New York-based travel and dining guides publisher. ...more

November 24, 2008

Thanksgiving is bound to be different for travelers using Tampa International Airport. ...more

November 24, 2008

Southwest Airlines intends to buy seven daily round-trip takeoff and landing slots at LaGuardia Airport from bankrupt ATA Airlines, which would allow it to serve the New York airport closest to Manhattan next year. ...more

November 20, 2008

Southwest Airlines intends to buy seven daily round-trip takeoff and landing slots at LaGuardia Airport from bankrupt ATA Airlines, which would allow Southwest to serve the New York airport closest to Manhattan next year. ...more

November 19, 2008

A homeless man apparently crawled over or under a security fence at Tampa International Airport and carried a suitcase onto a runway Saturday night before an airline pilot spotted him and airport police arrested him, authorities said. ...more

November 18, 2008

You can find some airfare bargains as long as you're not trying to travel during peak holiday periods. ...more

November 12, 2008