MCO approaching 90% pre-pandemic levels this Memorial Day Weekend

Orlando International Airport passenger traffic will be near pre-pandemic levels during this Memorial Day Weekend, the airport is reporting.

“Our Memorial Day holiday passenger forecast indicates that we are approaching 90 percent of pre-pandemic levels, which is a testament to the resiliency of Central Florida,” says Phil Brown, chief executive officer of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority.

“A combination of factors including the vaccines, availability of seats into the market and pent-up demand all point to a potentially strong summer travel season,” he said in a statement.

When all of the projected numbers from the six-day travel period are compared to 2019 levels, Orlando International Airport (MCO) will see a difference of only 40,000 departures from previous records.

Last year MCO recorded only 45,415 departures during the six-day Memorial Day period. Based upon those numbers, this year traffic is up 550 percent over COVID-19 pandemic levels with nearly 300,000 estimated departures.

Memorial Day Traffic Departure Comparisons