Tampa International Airport

Uber and Lyft drivers will rally at airports across Florida Friday kicking off a historic effort to unionize rideshare drivers in the state.

New shuttles, tracks, and a new airside terminal are coming to Tampa International Airport, along with increased parking rates that are now in place to help cover the costs.

The 90,000 passengers who passed through the airport on March 19 was the most in one day.

The money for the new tower will come from the Biden administration's infrastructure bill in 2021, as part of a larger bundle of funding to build new air traffic control facilities.

More than 1,200 flights were delayed, and over 100 were cancelled as of early Wednesday morning.

The eye-catching public art piece has garnered international attention and was built after being chosen from more than 700 proposals.

The three finalists to name the giant art piece were chosen from more than 65,000 entries. Voters can make their pick before 11:59 p.m. Monday.

The holiday travel rush is already on, and it could spread out over more days than usual this year. Travel experts say the ability of many people to work remotely is letting them take off early for Thanksgiving or return home later. Crowds are expected to rival those of 2019, the last Thanksgiving before the pandemic.

Tampa International Airport is preparing to see 75,000 to 80,000 passengers on peak days, with higher numbers than before the pandemic in 2019.

Construction on Airside D will begin in 2024 and is estimated to accommodate 13 million additional passengers by 2037.

Around 90% of airport-contracted employees report having zero days of paid sick leave, according to a union survey.

The face-recognition technology is being used exclusively for international flights as a way to speed up the boarding process.