Orlando approves $1 billion airport expansion plan

By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Orlando's international airport authority approved a $1.1 billion improvement program, financed in part by $543.5 million in revenue bonds, to meet growing tourism industry demand linked to the area's theme parks. "This community is exploding. We've got to be prepared for it because it's coming," Greater Orlando Airport Authority chairman Frank Kruppenbacher said on Thursday. Passenger traffic at Orlando International, the 13th busiest airport in the nation, stands at 35 million, including 1. ...



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