ORLANDO, FL. – The peak of the summer travel season saw nearly 4.5 million travelers at Orlando International Airport (MCO) in July. That is an increase over last summer’s record by more than 6.2 percent. A double-digit increase of nearly 13 percent in international traffic once again propelled the overall passenger numbers into uncharted territory for MCO.
“With our July figures in, we are now approaching 49.6 million passengers for the year,” says Phil Brown, Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. “Our summer numbers are being bolstered by the fact that Central Florida’s theme parks continue to expand and add new and exciting attractions for visitors from around the world.”
Contributing to the positive July numbers, El Al Airlines started new seasonal service at MCO to Tel Aviv, Israel and nearly 370,000 additional seats were added to the market from Spirit, Frontier, GOL, Copa and JetBlue airlines.
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Ranked by J.D. Power “Highest in Customer Satisfaction for Mega Airports” in 2017 & 2018. With more than 49 million annual passengers, MCO is the busiest airport in Florida and 10th busiest in the U.S. MCO has 25,000 badged employees and generates more than $41 billion in revenue for the regional economy. Orlando International Airport strives to value and delight its customers through an airport-wide design concept known as The Orlando Experience®.
Fairbanks International Airport Baggage Transport Conveyor Enhanced With Mod Drive™ System
Airports face a host of unique industry challenges, such as meeting efficiency regulations and seeking out the best maintenance practices to reduce costs and keep operations flowing. In today’s current economic climate, any potential cost savings can go a long way.
In 2019, Alaska’s Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) sought to modernize its equipment and operations. They were dissatisfied with the performance of the gearmotors on their baggage transport conveyors and began searching for new suppliers. Regal approached FAI with a solution that could improve equipment performance and simplify maintenance, with the added benefit of energy cost savings: the Hub City® MOD Drive™ system.
This white paper discusses the hardware deployed, the test results and the annualized expectations for ROI.