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and the American Airlines merger with US Airways to form the world's largest airline was fi-
nalized in 2014.
In general, this has led to the abolition of some routes, fewer flights, fuller airplanes, less
perks, more fees and higher fares. Airport security screening procedures also keep
evolving; allow extra time.
Air service between Florida's four main airports - Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando Inter-
national, and Tampa - is frequent and direct. Smaller destinations such as Key West, Fort
Myers, Pensacola, Jacksonville, Tallahassee and West Palm Beach are served, but less
frequently, indirectly and at higher fares.
Airlines in Florida
Domestic airlines operating in Florida:
American
(AA; 800-433-7300;
www.aa.com
)
Has a Miami hub and service to and between major Florida cities.
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Delta
(DL; 800-455-2720;
www.delta.com
)
International carrier to main Florida cities, plus flights from Miami to Orlando and Tampa.
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Frontier
(F9; 800-432-1359;
www.frontierairlines.com
)
Services Tampa, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale from Denver, Minneapolis and the Midw-
est.
JetBlue
(JB; 800-538-2583;
www.jetblue.com
)
Serves Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and smaller Florida cities from the East and West
Coast.
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Southwest
(WN; 800-435-9792;
www.southwest.com
)
One of the US' leading low-cost carriers, offering free baggage and, at times, extremely
low fares.
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