Post-Christmas journey brings delays to Tampa International Airport

TAMPA, Fla. — Travelers transferring via Tampa International Airport at this time are nonetheless coping with the aftermath of the vacation rush, with many passengers going through flight delays and cancellations on their journey dwelling after Christmas.

Post-Christmas journey stored TPA busy, however for some households, the wait was value it.

WATCH: Post-Christmas journey brings delays to Tampa International Airport as households reunite

Post-Christmas journey brings delays to Tampa International Airport as households reunite

Stephanie Poltak spent almost three hours at TPA ready for her daughter, Sarah Cook, to reach from New Hampshire.

“We’re just so excited because we haven’t seen her in months and months and months,” Poltak stated.

Poltak adopted Cook when she was 9, and this was their first reunion since July. After some delays and a variety of anticipation, Cook lastly walked via the terminal.

“It’s like being a kid again, cause they basically raised me, so now I get to come down to Florida as an adult and today is ‘Christmas Day.’ I got the best present. Reuniting is really nice,” Cook stated.

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Cook stated busy skies brought about the delays.

“There were some issues with the flight and the air control. There was too much congestion is what they said. So they had to keep us on the plane for a while,” Cook stated.

But not each traveler confronted hassle.

“Smooth sailing for sure,” stated Donovan Pierce, who was flying dwelling to Virginia.

For others, there have been a number of velocity bumps.

“They said it was going to be a 2-hour delay,” stated Karthika Siva, who was touring dwelling to St. Louis, Missouri.

Out of greater than 630 flights, Tampa International reports a minimum of 30 canceled and over 200 delayed.

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But many stated they anticipated the frenzy.

“I’m very grateful because it’s only a 2-hour delay, and like all the airport personnel and stuff, they’re working overtime really hard to get us through it,” Siva stated.

AAA said a record 122 million Americans are anticipated to journey via January 1, with greater than 8 million flying.

The vacation season is not over, so consultants stated if you happen to’re flying, remember to arrive early, pack sensible and examine your flight standing.