RSW sees less air travel during November compared to 2019

The pandemic is causing less air travel and RSW is not an exception.

According to Southwest Florida International Airport, travel was down at RSW by almost half during the month of November compared to last year.

In total, 500,468 passengers traveled through the Fort Myers airport last month, according to a news release from Southwest Florida International Airport.

That is a 43% decrease compared to Nov. 2019, but a 19% increase from October, the airport reported.

The airline with the most travel was Southwest Airlines with 108,023 total passengers, the news release states. Next in line are American (76,033), United (69,242), Delta (65,937) and Spirit (58,130).