The popularity of South Florida is by no means confined to the
blue hair and false teeth set. No, no. Over the holidays, the rich
and famous also piled in, coming in numbers so vast, airport
authorities in Fort Lauderdale (FL) were stunned and traffic was
stacked up for hours at a time.
Blame corporate aviation, says the FAA. And it ain't over
yet.
"The real issue is that all these people came down and now we have
to get them back," said Brad Kost, president of Galaxy Aviation at
Palm Beach International. He says Sunday will be an especially busy
day.