A 57-year-old woman was arrested after police found a “dead animal” inside of a bathroom at Orlando International Airport in December, according to News4JAX sister station WKMG.

Spirit Airlines says it won’t announce its quarterly financial results on time because the company is focused on talks with bond holders to restructure its debt.

Spirit Airlines is cutting jobs and selling off some jets worth millions of dollars as the budget carrier aims to cut costs amid looming financial struggles and an uncertain future.

Thousands of flights in and out of the U.S. have been canceled this week as Hurricane Milton barreled into the Gulf of Mexico and plowed across Florida.

Hurricane Milton has begun impacting Florida’s west coast and airports throughout the state are adjusting their plans accordingly.

Police are looking for an 83-year-old man who was unable to make his flight out of Orlando due in part to the worldwide CrowdStrike outage, according to investigators.

The prospect of a JetBlue-Spirit Airlines merger has taken a major hit in court.

A Spirit Airlines flight that was traveling from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Orlando International Airport had to make an emergency landing Wednesday afternoon at Jacksonville International Airport.

Universal Orlando Resort has filed paperwork and pledged 13 acres for a commuter rail station that could link the seventh busiest airport in the U.S. with the heart of the tourism district in one of the top travel destinations in the world.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted a record number of firearms at airport security checkpoints in 2022, including JAX.

The holiday travel season this year is expected to rival the busiest seasons before the coronavirus pandemic at Florida’s two most bustling airports.

The federal agency tasked with airport security says so far this year officers have stopped a record number of guns going through airport security.

The Transportation Security Administration is raising the fine for people caught with a firearm in their carry-on bag.

Airplanes flying into Orlando International Airport on Monday were encouraged to top off at airports they were coming from after recent bad weather prevented the delivery of reserve jet fuel.

Here’s a look at how tourists can best cope in terms of air travel, evacuation shelters and park closures.

Visitors to the new terminal at Orlando International Airport may want to wear sunscreen.

The bidding war over Spirit Airlines is heating up again.

Spirit Airlines, the target of a budget airline bidding war, is postponing a Friday vote on whether to accept one of those buyout offers after a flurry of counter proposals from JetBlue and Frontier Airlines.

The bidding war over Spirit Airlines is ramping up again with JetBlue boosting its offer for the discount carrier just days after rival Frontier upped its own bid for Spirit.

Air travelers in the U.S. are getting a break after a bad weekend that left thousands of flyers stranded.

Several congressional Democrats are raising doubts about the proposed merger of Frontier and Spirit airlines.

Even though there have been no cases of clinical infection, the new omicron variant is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the Florida county that is home to the nation’s largest theme park resorts.

After years of fighting and litigation over who can include “Orlando” in the name of their central Florida airport, Orlando International Airport officials and Orlando Melbourne International Airport officials have tentatively agreed that Orlando Melbourne International Airport will change its name to Melbourne Orlando International Airport.

ORLANDO, Fla. – A Florida man who was identified to FBI agents as being inside the U.S. Capitol during a riot by loyalists of then-President Donald Trump was arrested Wednesday at Orlando International Airport. Steve Maldonado was arrested at the airport by FBI agents, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office said in an email. AdFBI agents interviewed Maldonado at his home in early February, and he admitted to entering the U.S. Capitol and going to the Senate, the criminal complaint said. Maldonado is facing charges of entering a restricted building and disorderly conduct with the intent to disrupt government business. House prosecutors say Trump encouraged a rally crowd to head to the Capitol and then did nothing to stem the violence.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Brightline and Walt Disney World Resort have reached an agreement to build a train station at Disney Springs, officials said Monday. Brightline is already building tracks from South Florida to Orlando International Airport, and planning to extend service to Tampa. The South Florida to Orlando extension is scheduled to begin service in 2022, the company has said. “Our mission has always been to connect our guests to the people and places that matter, and Walt Disney World Resort is a tremendous example of this,” Goddard said in the statement. Disney Springs is near a major network of roads, including Interstate 4.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Southwest Airlines flight bound for Providence, Rhode Island, made an emergency landing Friday at Jacksonville International Airport over concerns about a mechanical issue, the airline said. Southwest flight 162 took off from Orlando International Airport shortly after 8 a.m., according to Flight Aware. The flight was diverted to Jacksonville after the pilot noticed an instrument reading in a gauge that monitors the aircraft’s backup hydraulics systems, a Southwest spokesman told News4Jax. The Boeing 737, which was carrying 23 passengers and five crew members, landed safely in Jacksonville about 9 a.m., so mechanics could inspect the aircraft, the spokesman said. Flight Aware shows the flight was scheduled to depart Jacksonville for Providence about 10:40 a.m.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Nearly $900 million in federal stimulus money will land at Florida airports to offset economic losses as travel has plummeted because of the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. Department of Transportation posted a list online Tuesday of 100 airports in Florida that are slated to receive money, from $206.9 million going to Miami International Airport to $1,000 for Everglades Airpark in Everglades City. The money is part of the $2.3 trillion CARES Act stimulus package signed March 27 by President Donald Trump. Among large airports, Orlando International Airport is set to get $170.7 million; Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport is slated to get $135 million; Tampa International Airport is expected to receive $81 million; Palm Beach International Airport and Southwest Florida International Airport are each expected to receive $36.6 million; and Jacksonville International Airport is slated to receive about $28.2 million. Many general aviation airports across Florida are expected to receive $20,000 to $69,000.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Orlando International Airport, Florida's busiest airport, planned to cease operations Tuesday morning, bearing in mind the uncertain path of Hurricane Dorian. Officials at Orlando International Airport said Monday that commercial operations at the airport would cease at 2 a.m. Tuesday. Orlando International Airport was preparing for winds between 40 and 45 mph. Hurricane #Dorian Statement - 9/2/19 AfternoonDorian's track forces ceasing of operations at MCO on Tuesday, September 3. pic.twitter.com/GZozxIz7LF Orlando International Airport (@MCO) September 2, 2019The airport had originally been set to close at 2 a.m. Monday, but airport officials rescinded that plan as the hurricane slowed down and its projected path shifted more north.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Direct flights between Israel and Florida's busiest airport are starting next week. Ron DeSantis and other officials on Tuesday announced the kickoff of the weekly, seasonal flights on El Al Airlines from Orlando International Airport to Israel. It will be the second Florida airport offering direct flights to the Holy Land since passengers already can fly to Israel out of Miami International Airport. Im happy to announce this new nonstop flight between Orlando and Tel Aviv, which will provide Floridians and Israelis exciting new tourism opportunities, said DeSantis. This new route will help attract more visitors to the Sunshine State, as well as increase the number of Florida visitors to Israel, our strongest ally in the Middle East.