ORLANDO, Fla. (FOX 35 WOFL) - Going into the all-important summer travel season, airport officials are saying record numbers of passengers took to the skies from Orlando International Airport, which is Florida’s busiest airport.
A record breaking number of 72 million people visited Orlando last year. That's compared to 68 million in New York City and 42 million in Las Vegas.
Officials say travel was up more than 7% in March, with more than 4.4 million passengers. This included international visitors, with overseas flights seeing more than 12% more traffic.