During September, 255,926 passengers traveled through\nSouthwest Florida International Airport. This is a decrease of 44.5 percent\ncompared to September 2019, but it is a 10.7 percent increase compared to\nAugust 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAlthough passenger traffic is reduced due to the pandemic,\nwe have significantly improved our numbers since being down 95 percent in\nApril. It is noteworthy that in November we will be adding nonstop flights to\nthe West Coast for the first time with Alaska Airlines\u2019 service to Los Angeles\nand Seattle, as well as new service by JetBlue to Raleigh-Durham and Southwest\nto Orlando,\u201d said Ben Siegel, CPA, C.M., acting executive director of the Lee\nCounty Port Authority. \u201cWe continue with our firm commitment to keep our\nairport community safe and want to thank our airlines, concessions and airport\nbusiness partners for their continued support and actions in helping to keep\npassengers comfortable and confident about traveling from RSW.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In September, 3,110,643 pounds of air freight were carried\nthrough the airport, which was a record-breaking number for that month. Air\nfreight for the year is currently up by nearly 1 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Page Field had 10,071 operations, an 11.5 percent increase\ncompared to September 2019. General aviation continues to be a bright spot in\nthis current challenging environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Southwest Florida International Airport served more than\n10.2 million passengers in 2019 and is one of the top 50 U.S. airports for\npassenger traffic. No ad valorem (property) taxes are used for airport\noperation or construction. For more information, visit www.flylcpa.com or Like\nUs on Facebook at www.facebook.com\/flyRSW.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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