Holiday cheer fills MIA as officers venture document Christmas journey, minimal delays

MIAMI — Travelers have been in good spirits at Miami International Airport on Christmas Day.

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MIA officers stated they anticipate to see a document 3.3 million passengers from December 18th by means of subsequent week, January fifth.

“We have family up in North Carolina, so we decided we were going to go to up and visit my grandpa,” stated Fort Lauderdale resident Gustavo Perez.

Laura Liucci, from Italy, stated she and a good friend have been having fun with had a longer-than-expected cease in Miami.

“We are here from Italy. Three days in Miami and then we’re moving on to the Bahamas,” Liucci stated.

The airport was decked out in vacation decorations, as have been some vacationers.

But Transportation Security Administration officers need individuals to keep away from sure festive clothes.

TSA lately posted on social media that “…body scanners don’t love sparkles. We don’t want to dull your holiday shine but we don’t recommend wearing your sparkly holiday sweater to the airport.”

Predicted snowstorms within the midwest and northeast, in addition to and flooding in California, might pose issues for some air vacationers nationwide.

But as of Thursday afternoon at MIA and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, delays and cancellations have been minimal.

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