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Come fly with me: International traffic up by 393 percent in November at Orlando International Airport

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International traffic at Orlando International Airport increased by 393 percent in November. 

There were more than 251,000 international arrivals and departures out of Orlando International Airport in November. 

That’s a whopping 393 percent increase from the previous month. 

November marked the return of fully vaccinated passengers from the UK and Dublin, Ireland to the theme parks. 

And a busy Thanksgiving holiday travel season also helped boost international and domestic travel.

Still, the airport has a ways to go before it reaches pre-pandemic international travel highs. These numbers only constitute a 2 percent increase from the same time in 2020. 

Here's some other impressive stats:


  • Domestic passenger traffic climbed nearly 106 percent in November compared to 2020 with some 3,633,450 travelers at MCO.
  • Combined traffic was up nearly 114 percent with 3,884,962 passengers for the month.
  • Calendar year-to-date, international traffic is up 1.74 percent with 1,559,674 arrivals and departures while domestic traffic is up 92.59 percent with 34,616,789 travelers at Orlando International Airport.
  • Combined calendar year-to-date traffic is up 85.45 percent with a total of 36,176,463 travelers at MCO


Danielle Prieur covers education in Central Florida.