New audit raises concerns about safety, transparency at Southwest Florida International Airport

New audit raises concerns about safety, transparency at Southwest Florida International Airport

A new audit is raising serious questions about safety protocols and transparency at Southwest Florida International Airport, with auditors reporting they were denied access to critical safety documents needed to evaluate the airport's ongoing terminal expansion project. Airport audit reveals safety document access denied at Southwest FloridaThe Lee County Clerk's Office released a 31-page report highlighting significant concerns with constructio…

RSW airport’s ‘refusal to provide requested documentation’ cited in recent Lee Clerk audit

The Inspector General Department of the Lee County Clerk of Court and Comptroller has completed an audit of the Lee County Port Authority’s Airside Operations and Safety, carried over from the 2023 Annual Audit Plan. The audit findings for RSW, or Southwest Florida International Airport, were “generally positive,” according to a letter from Kevin Karnes, Lee County clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller; however, he believes that the Port Author…