Newsroom Miami-Dade Aviation Department

Flowers are a Valentine's Day tradition, and while they come in many colors, the people who grow and deliver them have their eye on plenty of green. This year, Americans celebrating the holiday plan to spend an average of $196 on gifts. But as Nancy Chen reports, getting millions of fresh bouquets from growers to grateful recipients requires a monumental effort.

The leading global airline association says 2020 was the worst year for global air cargo since it began keeping track thirty years ago. Miami International Airport sees things differently.

Miami International Airport set a new record for cargo volume in 2020 with 2.32 million tons, which was 57,382 more tons than its total in 2019.

Florida and Hawaii are the big winners in the latest expansion announced by Southwest Airlines. The nation’s biggest low-cost carrier confirmed four new routes Tuesday. They include two to Miami (MIA) as well as one to Sarasota (SRQ) on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

On National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Miami International Airport joined the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s “Blue Lightning” initiative. The initiative is designed to prevent human trafficking by training and educating frontline airport workers.