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![]() This airport consistently rates one of the top 30 busiest airports in the world by the total number of flight operations. ![]() Help support local journalism.Orlando Sanford International Airport or SFB is a public airport situated in Sanford, Florida, United States of America. He covers Palm Beach County government and transportation. Mike Diamond is a journalist at The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. Norse Atlantic was founded in 2021 and offers more affordable fares - sometimes as low as $250 round trip - for flights to Europe. Non-stop London service is also offered at Orlando International Airport (MCO) and New York as well. ![]() See the airlines’ web site for more information. Gatwick is about 30 miles south of London. Through the middle of September, Norse will continue to offer several flights a week from Fort Lauderdale to London’s Gatwick (LGW) airport. The figure, though, is still about 20% lower than pre-Covid traffic of April 2019. In April, international traffic increased by 21% to 641,919 from April of 2022. The airport has been steadily increasing its international footprint. El AL non-stop service is expected to begin in September. Meanwhile, Fort Lauderdale says it will remain focused on attracting European air service to serve the needs of South Florida travelers. PBIA update: Concourse B to get million-dollar makeover nonstop flights to Wilmington, NC, to start A spokesman for MIA said an airline can typically save $100,000 or more on the incentive package depending on the route, frequency and other variables but noted that most airlines choose to fly at MIA because of its extensive route connections to Latin America and beyond, and not because of the incentive package.įort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach have similar incentive programs, and one of its airlines, Avelo, recently received those incentives for beginning service to Wilmington, Delaware and Raleigh, North Carolina. Norse will be entitled to a one-year waiver of landing fees and other incentives that are given to all new entrant airlines that commit to at least one continuous year of service. More: Palm Beach International Airport shuts down short-term, premium parking lots for months Said Ralph Cutié, the CEO for Miami International Airport: “We are thrilled that Norse Atlantic has chosen MIA for all of its South Florida flights.” Previously: Fort Lauderdale to London non-stop service on Norse Atlantic to begin in MayĬEO Bjorn Tore Larsen said in a press release that Miami has “high levels of passenger demand with both direct and connecting traffic volumes greater than other airports in the region.” He added that Miami will also offer its cargo customers more choice and flexibility. So what happened? Norse liked what it saw in Miami. So, too, will non-stop service to Oslo, Norway. Five days later, Norse reported that all of its operations would be moved to Miami in September. The discount carrier began flying to Norway a year ago from Fort Lauderdale and announced, to much fanfare, the addition of a non-stop flight to London. The London flights from Fort Lauderdale had offered Palm Beach County residents an alternative to making the long drive to Miami, from where several non-stop flights to London are scheduled daily.
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