What has been the source of speculation recently can be confirmed – not only is Avelo Airlines launching Lakeland service at Linder Field (LAL) but the airline seems increasingly likely to place a base at LAL. Per multiple sources Avelo which currently operates a crew and plane base in Orlando (MCO) is toying with the […]

An absolutely massive development in the southeast Florida transit landscape. Tri-Rail the commuter rail service that goes from Mangonia Park in Palm Beach County through Broward County to Miami International Airport finally will service Downtown Miami via MiamiCentral station. At MiamiCentral, commuters can connect to Metro Mover via the Wilkie D. Ferguson Station. Tri-Rail passengers […]

A full visual look at how the 10th Street Connector project in southeast Florida which is being funded partly by Infrastructure bill money from the federal government will look.

Allegiant who is pretty much the only operator at Sanford Airport (SFB), where it has a major base is relaunching service to Orlando International (MCO) in May 2024 with flights to Knoxville, Asheville and Allentown. All three destinations are served from Sanford as well. In terms of Sanford, they will get a new flight to […]

It’s being called the “great train debate” in Broward County. Should the Florida East Coast Rail line which now accommodates Brightline and in the future could also handle commuter rail (The TriRail Coastal Connection has been consistently put off but still should happen at some point). Right now the rail line runs over a draw […]

Southwest Airlines (WN) will abandon its efforts to build a Latin American gateway in Fort Lauderdale (FLL) in June 2024, shifting most flights to Orlando (MCO). As a result Orlando gains new service to San Jose, Costa Rica, Providenciales, Nassau, Punta Cana, Grand Cayman and Cancun all of which will be axed from FLL. Additionally, […]

The long-standing effort to connect traffic from the Sawgrass Expressway to Interstate 95 is moving forward. Florida DOT has released a statement regarding the SW 10th Street Connector project in Deerfield Beach. The SW 10th Street Connector will be moving forward into the final design and construction phase in 2024 with the selection of a Design-Build […]

United’s Orlando Hub 1991-1995 In 1991, United Airlines which had long been an also-ran in Florida despite being the nation’s largest airline since the mid 1980’s (replacing Miami based Eastern which was by that time in terminal decline) announced they would build a domestic hub operation in Orlando. The airline intended Orlando to be the […]

Have a look at the plans for twenty years ago after Miami-Dade passed a transport tax. Twenty years later the lack of progress of this speaks for itself.

In March, we reported on the decision of Broward County to move forward with the Terminal 5 project at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The airport which covers a small footprint was the 34th busiest airport in the world in 2021, and the 9th busiest US airport for international traffic. So to say it is congested […]