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According to air traffic control communications, a Boeing 737 reportedly ran off the runway, producing a large amount of smoke.

About 40 percent of the flight attendants being furloughed by Dania Beach-based Spirit Airlines work out of Florida, according to letters the air carrier, which filed for bankruptcy last month, sent to the state Department of Commerce. The company announced this week it planned to furlough 1,800 of its 5,200 flight attendants nationally starting Dec. 1.

Nearly 648,000 passengers passed through Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers in August 2025, the best traffic numbers in the airport’s 43-year history.

Restrooms in the terminal and concourses at Southwest Florida International Airport will be closed over night Sept. 8

April saw nearly 1.2 million passengers go through Southwest Florida International Airport, an increase from the April 2024 passenger count, but a decrease for year-over-year statistics.The Lee County Port Authority says that the April number – 1.178 million passengers -- was the second-best April in the history of the airport.

As part of the work for the Terminal Expansion Project Phase 1 at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), there will be changes to Concourse C access in the central main terminal.

As part of the work for the Terminal Expansion Project Phase 1 at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), there will be changes to food and beverage concessions in the main terminal near the entrance of Concourse C.

The companies that could not complete an expansion of the existing terminal at Southwest Florida International Airport are getting a second chance.The Lee County Port Authority board voted Monday to extend the contracts of Atkins North America and Manhattan Construction.

Nearly $347 million, and almost four years.That's how much it could cost, and how long it could take, to expand the existing terminal at Southwest Florida International Airport.

Officials Wednesday broke ground on a new concourse at Southwest Florida International Airport, more commonly known by its airport code as RSW. The work is happening as phase one of RSW expansion remains stalled for the past year.