ORLANDO, Fla. – While the holiday travel season isn’t anything like it was before COVID-19 struck, officials at Orlando International Airport said they’ve seen more flights than expected in recent weeks.According to the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, OIA is starting the new year as the busiest airport in the country for departures.[TRENDING: How to get vaccine in Florida | New attractions coming to Central Florida theme parks | FDA to consider cutting vaccine doses in half]More than 60,000 passengers departed OIA on both Saturday and Sunday and for the eight-day period from Dec.
27, 2020 to Sunday, OIA had the most departing passengers in the nation, a news release said.The 21-day holiday travel period officially ends on.