This article from Tampa's alternative news weekly, Creative Loafing, details efforts to increase the number of international flights serving Tampa International Airport.

The number of international flights currently serving Tampa is paltry when compared to Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, and especially Miami's airports.

Promoters of the Tampa-Orlando segment of high speed rail and FDOT are proposing a stop at Orlando International Airport for the new high speed system.

If high speed rail advocates and FDOT are successful in their efforts, the international gateway to Tampa/St. Pete/Clearwater might just be a train station.

--Jackson McQuigg