The number of passengers traveling through Orlando International Airport (MCO) declined by 5.5 percent in 2009 compared with 2008, officials of MCO said in a statement today.
While total passenger through traffic declined, the number of international passengers increased nearly 11 percent in 2009. Nearly three million travelers arrived and departed MCO from both traditional, long-established destinations, such as Toronto, Canada and London, England and newly added cities like San Salvador, El Salvador; Bogotá, Colombia and Amsterdam in The Netherlands.
In December 2009, a total of 2.8 million passengers traveled through Orlando International, a marginal decline of 0.7 percent for the same month a year before, while international traffic climbed by nearly 12.2 percent.
Orlando International recently completed major refurbishment and expansion of two original airside buildings.
