Lubbock airport prepares for busy vacation journey season

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – More than 80 million vacationers are anticipated to hit the roads and skies forward of Thanksgiving weekend, in accordance with AAA.

Kelly Campbell, government director for Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, mentioned though it will likely be the busiest time of the yr, the airport will do every part it will possibly to make journey experiences as easy as attainable.

“It will be busy and people will be stressed with the impacts of the recent government shutdown,” Campbell mentioned. “Things are a little more stressed than normal, and so, we will do a great job of getting people through,” Campbell mentioned.

Parking and transportation choices

Campbell mentioned the airport car parking zone will refill rapidly, however there are many parking choices.

“We have a great facility down at airport shelter park. You park and ride up, they will pick you up and bring you up to the terminal building and then when you return it will take you back,” Campbell mentioned. “We have overflow prepared. We’re getting that ready and we will have it, so we will have plenty of parking and we will have signs to indicate where that parking is at and where it’s available.”

Security pointers for vacation vacationers

To make the safety expertise simpler, vacationers are requested to verify any items of their baggage are unwrapped.

“If TSA has questions on the content of the package, they will undo your wrapping,” Campbell mentioned.

Campbell mentioned touring throughout the holidays could be irritating, however she encourages everybody to work collectively as they journey to see their family members.

“We just ask everybody to remember the season and to be kind. Be kind to those people who are working hard, everybody from the airline to TSA to our custodians; our police officers, our ops agents, everybody wants a good experience for you,” Campbell mentioned.

Airport officers remind vacationers to reach early and provides themselves additional time. Flight delays or cancelations could be tracked on the city of Lubbock website.

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