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Passengers at BWI-Marshall might notice camera crews scurrying around concourses A and B next week when a new reality TV show about air travel begins shooting at the airport.

BWI plans a $100 million expansion that will transform central section of the airport.

A Tampa-based company plans to begin offering flights next spring from BWI Marshall Airport to Cuba, where travel has been restricted since 1961, shortly after Fidel Castro took power and nationalized U.S.-owned businesses.

Vision Airlines will offer twice-weekly service between BWI and Freeport, a vacation destination that has in recent years been eclipsed by bustling Nassau.

BWI will add a second connection to Europe next summer when Germany's Condor Airlines launches twice-a-week service to Frankfurt.

With only 48 hours or so in port, exploring this small island is a big challenge

AirTran will begin nonstop flights from BWI Marshall Airport to Aruba in December.

BWI airport posted record numbers for passengers in June, ad the first half of 2011 -- reflecting its strong image as a low-cost airport and the continuing growth of Southwest Airlines.

Now that Southwest Airlines has completed its $1.4 billion purchase of AirTran Holdings, executives have launched the longer-term process of merging two brands, retraining employees, rolling out larger aircraft and positioning Southwest for international expansion.