“With the bankruptcy of Thomas Cook Airlines in September 2019, Orlando MCO lost 30pc or 83,024 annual Manchester-Orlando International seats overnight,” according to Mr Brown. He added that the load factor – or percentage of available seats sold on each flight between the cities – was “consistently over 90pc”.
The GOAA said the economic benefit to Orlando and the wider central Florida region of the Thomas Cook service in 2018 was $141m (€115.6m).
“International air service at Orlando International is an engine that helps drive significant economic activity in Central Florida while creating and supporting tens of thousands of jobs,” said Mr Brown.
“GOAA supports Aer Lingus… of its intention to fly a daily service Manchester-Orlando International during summer 2021 with four-weekly flights during the winter period with an Airbus A330-300 with 317 seats,” he added.
St. Johns River Ferry to close for 2 months starting Jan. 6
The St. Johns River Ferry will be out of service for up to two months starting Jan. 6 while the Jacksonville Transportation Authority begins the latest round of upgrades to the ferry facilities and hauls out the ship for mandatory maintenance.
JTA will begin the fourth phase of upgrades to the ferry facilities, which includes work on the ferry slip, restrooms and landscape and lighting improvements. The $6.6 million in work is part of a long-term series of upgrades that began when JTA took control of the ferry s operations in 2016.
JTA received a $5.2 million grant for the ferry from the United States Department of Transportation earlier this year, and it also received $3.9 million grant for the ferry last August.
PSTA bus operator test positive for COVID-19
ST. PETERSBURG â Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority received notification Dec. 15 from a bus operator, who had tested positive for COVID-19. This is the sixteenth public-facing PSTA employee that has tested positive.
The bus operator last reported to work on Dec. 9.The 14 days prior to that time the operator drove Route 7 on Dec. 7-9 and CAT on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1-4.
PSTA does not believe any passengers came in contact with the driver, who remained socially distant from all passengers. However, anyone who feels like they experience symptoms should seek medical advice.
The operator is currently under treatment.
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