South Florida

South Florida airports are rolling out changes. See three takeaways

Stories by Miami Herald journalists, with AI summarization

South Florida airports are changing, with new flights, reduced flights and various improvements in the terminals.

Miami International Airport has reopened all Skytrain stations after repairing cracked concrete columns. MIA also expanded its facilities with new ticketing areas and baggage drops, part of a $9 billion improvement plan to enhance efficiency and passenger experience.

Spirit Airlines, grappling with financial challenges, will cease flights from Fort Lauderdale to four U.S. cities.

See the recent coverage below.

People check in to Viva Aerobus flights at a new ticketing pod in the Central Terminal during the day on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, at the Miami International Airport in Miami, Fla. The airport recently finished construction on three new pods, sections of ticketing counters, in the Central Terminal. By Alie Skowronski

NO. 1: NEW TICKETING AREAS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT MIAMI AIRPORT. HERE ARE 5 TAKEAWAYS

Miami International Airport has opened new ticketing pods and baggage drops ahead of the completion schedule. | Published August 26, 2025 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archives, with AI summarization

The MIA Skytrain arrives to the recently opened Concourse D's station 1, as the Skytrain system service is fully restored ahead of Labor Day weekend in Miami, on Thursday, August 28, 2025. By Pedro Portal

NO. 2: ALL SKYTRAIN STATIONS NOW OPEN AT MIAMI AIRPORT AFTER CONCRETE CRACKS REPAIRED

Miami International Airport’s Skytrain is back in full gear ahead of the Labor Day holiday, airport officials told the Miami Herald on Wednesday. | Published August 27, 2025 | Read Full Story by Vinod Sreeharsha

A Spirt Airlines plane gets ready to take off into a cloudy sky, from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, in Broward County. Spirit Airlines one of America's largest budget airlines has filled for bankruptcy for the second time in less than 12 months, on Tuesday August 19, 2025. By Pedro Portal

NO. 3: SPIRIT STOPS FLIGHTS BETWEEN SOUTH FLORIDA AND 4 CITIES AS PART OF LARGER CHANGE

Spirit Airlines is halting service to 12 U.S. | Published September 4, 2025 | Read Full Story by Vinod Sreeharsha

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.