The Orlando International Airport (MCO) has received spending approval from the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Board to begin construction of a new South Terminal Complex. Renowned airport architect Curtis Fentress is handling the project. Fentress created the Denver International Airport and Incheon International in South Korea, considered two of the best-designed airports in the world.
The $1.8 billion south terminal is expected to be completed by 2019, and will feature a sleek outside design, and an interior that represents aspects of Central Florida: light, water and the state’s unique foliage.  The project will feature an area known as The Boulevard, which will be a corridor running the length of the terminal and connecting to ground transportation, check-in, retail and security screening in a straight line.
The south terminal is needed to accommodate projected passenger increases at the airport. With more than 40 million annual passengers, MCO is the second busiest airport in Florida and 14th busiest in the U.S
Orlando attracts millions of visitors every year, especially from Brazil, the United Kingdom, Canada and Germany. In order to keep pace with all the activity, several airlines are adding new service to accommodate international passengers. Â Here are some of the latest additions:
- WestJet is adding one flight per week to Regina, Saskatchewan starting October 27.
- Pending government approval, Linias Aereas Brasileras is adding 2 flights per week to Recife, Brazil starting Dec. 7.
- Sunwing Airlines will begin serving Winnipeg, Manitoba with one flight per week starting Dec. 24th.
- LAN will begin offering two flights per week to Santiago, Chile starting January 4, 2017
- Thomas Cook will begin offering one flight per week to Birmingham, England in May, 2017 as a new seasonal destination.
- Air Berlin will begin non-stop service between Orlando and Dusseldorf, Germany in May, 2017.Â
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