Tampa International Airport saw its passenger traffic in April soar to nearly 1.8 million travelers.
The airport served 1,799,519 in April, up 5.6 percent for the same month one year ago.
At the regular monthly meeting of the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, which governs the airport, Chris Minner, TIA’s executive vice president of marketing, said the increase was “driven up by Southwest Airlines.”
Dallas-based Southwest (NYSE: LUV), TIA’s largest by market share, saw its passenger total…