e-LinkVolume 8, 4th Quarter, 2018

Page 1

e-Link is a quarterly newsletter for our tenants, vendors and business partners to stay linked in with the projects, accomplishments and development at Southwest Florida International Airport and Page Field.

Jeff Mulder, A.A.E., Executive Director

October 2018

¾ On Oct. 24, the Lee County Port Authority conducted its tri-annual Mass Casualty Incident training exercise, which is required by the Federal Aviation Administration to comply with our FAR Part 139 certification. This vital exercise demonstrates Southwest Florida International Airport’s ability to respond to and mitigate an emergency, practice established procedures and identify equipment, personnel, resources and support needs. More than 350 people from 30 regional agencies and organizations participated in this comprehensive emergency training exercise.

November 2018

¾ Frontier inaugurated nonstop service to seven cities in November including Albany, N.Y., Las Vegas, Phoenix, Portland, Maine, Raleigh-Durham, N.C., Salt Lake City and Syracuse, N.Y. This brings their total markets served at RSW to 23.

¾ Officer James Ross (K-9 Savannah), Sergeant Eric Burton (K-9 Bo) and Officer John Heald (K-9 Beyer) from the Airport Police Department all scored 100 percent on their canine re-certifications. This outstanding performance is a testament to their hard work, preparation and dedication to the APD K-9 Program and the safety of our airports.

December 2018

¾ American Airlines inaugurated twice daily nonstop service to Miami on December 19. This service allows AA passengers to connect to more than 60 destinations worldwide.

e-LinkVolume 8, 4th Quarter, 2018

Page 2

Jeff Mulder, A.A.E., Executive Director

¾ On Dec. 19, Santa Claus (aka Capt. Gardner Blizzard) arrived at the Joseph H. Messina Center with an escort from the Airport Police Department to give the children a gift and an opportunity to take a picture with Santa. In addition, APD was successful in their fundraising efforts throughout the force and other LCPA contributors to be able to purchase a Buddy Bench for the center, which is a simple idea to eliminate loneliness and foster friendship on the playground. Thank you to the entire Airport Police Department for being so generous and having a positive influence on the children at the Messina Center.

¾ Mark Twombly was selected as the 2018 Aviation Ambassador of the Year. This award recognizes an outstanding individual involved at Page Field who has a strong background in aviation, advocates aviation awareness and has made a positive impact on aviation in our community. Twombly has been a supporter of Page Field for decades and has a long history as an aviation writer for Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association and other industry publications.

¾ The Sounds of the Season music program was a huge success in 2018 with 28 schools and 30 performances. More than 1,300 Lee County School students entertained passengers, employees and meeters and greeters at RSW during the holiday season!

¾ In December, a new art exhibit was installed at RSW in coordination with the Alliance for the Arts. Entitled “My Florida,” local artists were invited to express what living in Florida means to them. The 30 canvas paintings will be on display in the hallways leading to Concourses B and D through June 2019.

e-LinkVolume 8, 4th Quarter, 2018

Page 3

Jeff Mulder, A.A.E., Executive Director

RSW Statistics

¾ Southwest Florida International Airport had a record-breaking December and the best year-end passenger traffic in the 36-year history of the airport, serving nearly 9.4 million passengers in 2018. During December, 958,717 passengers traveled through RSW, an increase of 9.8 percent compared to December 2017. Year-end passenger traffic was up 6 percent compared to last year.

2018 Top 10 Domestic Airports 1 Boston

2 Chicago O'Hare

3 Detroit4 Minneapolis St. Paul5 Newark 6 Chicago Midway7 Cleveland 8 Philadelphia 9 Baltimore

10 John F. Kennedy

2018 Top 5 International Markets1 Toronto2 Dusseldorf3 London4 Munich 5 Montreal

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 20188,049,676 7,603,845 7,415,958 7,514,316 7,537,745 7,350,625 7,637,801 7,970,493 8,371,801 8,604,673 8,842,549 9,373,178

0 2,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

8,049,676

7,603,845

7,415,958

7,514,316

7,537,745

7,350,625

7,637,801

7,970,493

8,371,801

8,604,673

8,842,549

9,373,178

TOTAL PASSENGERS

CAL

END

AR Y

EAR

Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) Total Passengers

AirlineTotal

PassengersMarket Share

Delta Air Lines 1,900,636 20.28%

Southwest Airlines 1,783,506 19.03%

American Airlines 1,359,989 14.51%

JetBlue Airways 1,107,129 11.81%

Spirit Airlines 888,350 9.48%

United Airlines 875,169 9.34%

Frontier Airlines 755,938 8.07%

Sun Country Airlines 197,151 2.10%

Air Canada 138,903 1.48%

WestJet 108,968 1.16%

All Other Airlines 257,439 2.74%

Total Passengers 9,373,178 100.00%

RSW Airline Passenger Market ShareCalendar Year 2018

1 United States 2,475,1582 Canada 27,7163 Germany 18,5244 United Kingdom 6,746

Top Visiting Countries of Origin

2018 Website Visitorswww.flylcpa.com

2,548,705