Miami International Airport, which for a long time was the busiest in Florida, is now No. 2 to Orlando. And industry trends are behind it.
Poor service and high costs are driving fast-growing airlines to other airports, aviation experts say.
Orlando handled 31.3 million passengers last year, compared with Miami airport’s 30.1 million.
Miami’s landing and user fees are likely to become even higher with growing cost overruns now mounting in a $4.8 billion capital improvement program, said the Associated Press.
“Miami continues to have fairly high-cost products compared to secondary airports like Fort Lauderdale,” said Stuart Klaskin, an aviation consultant.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood is the US’s fastest-growing major airport with 20.8 million passengers last year.
Report by David Wilkening
