Arrive two hours earlier than departure this vacation journey season at IDA • Idaho Falls, ID

IDAHO FALLS – Thanksgiving journey has begun, and the Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) encourages passengers to reach early to make the journey course of as easy as attainable. 

This is extra vital than ever, as greater than 4,000 seats are slated to depart from IDA this Thanksgiving. This represents a 50% improve over 2023 from the Friday earlier than to the Monday after the vacation. With the continued passenger improve, IDA emphasizes the necessity to arrive not less than two hours previous to departure to make sure each vacationers and their baggage make it to their vacation spot on time. 

“While passenger security screening is a relatively quick process, as hundreds of passengers on multiple flights make their way to the skies, screening of luggage takes time,” mentioned Airport Director Ian Turner. “This is why we encourage everyone to arrive to the airport at least two hours before departure to ensure baggage has time to be processed and loaded onto the airplane.”

Arriving two hours earlier than scheduled departures will even permit vacationers sufficient time to park, verify in with the airline and proceed by way of Transportation Security Administration screening. Once contained in the terminal, passengers can discover eating choices and benefit from the airport view from the terminal. 

The busiest days of journey this Thanksgiving are Sunday, Dec. 1, Monday, Nov. 25, and Friday, Nov. 22. IDA asks anybody coming to the airport to deliver some additional endurance and plan for added time to and from the airport. A little bit kindness and preplanning will go a great distance to assist make journey higher for everybody.

People ready to choose up passengers are requested to attend within the economic system parking zone as automobiles are prohibited from ready curbside in entrance of the terminal. This space is for people instantly loading or unloading their automobiles. All parking tons present half-hour of free parking.

Passengers are additionally inspired to pack sensible earlier than arriving on the airport. Knowing what you possibly can or can’t pack in carry-on and checked baggage earlier than arriving on the airport makes the screening course of simpler. IDA encourages vacationers to go to the TSA “What Can I Bring?” device right here or at https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/all.

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Media Contact: City of Idaho Falls Public Information Officer Eric Grossarth at (208) 612-8562 or [email protected]