LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS IN A MOMENT. BUT FIRST, LETS TO LIVE TO KCRA 3’S LEE ANNE DENYER. SHE’S AT THE SACRAMENTO AIRPORT WITH THE STEPS THEY’RE TAKING TO TRY TO MINIMIZE THE CHAOS. >> THEY’RE ACTUALLY PRETTY PLEASED WITH THE LACK OF CHAOS IF YOU WILL BUT IT HAS BEEN CONSISTENT HERE ALL EVENING STILL AIRPORT OFFICIALS SAY IT IS GOING TO BE TOMORROW AND FRIDAY THAT ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE BUSIEST DAYS OF THE WEEK THEY TELL US THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO MAKE THIS A SMOOTH TRAVEL EXPERIENCE AND SPRINKLE IN A HOLIDAY TREAT HERE AND THERE. >> CHAD MICHAELS AND HIS FAMILY LEFT ANY CHANCE OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS BACK IN MONTANA. QUACKS WERE LEAVING -30° TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW SO WE’RE NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT WARMER WEATHER. WE WON’T MISS THE SNOW. >> THEY WANTED TO GET INTO SACRAMENTO EARLY. IT COLLECTS WE WANTED TO GET HERE BEFORE THE RUSH AND GET IN AND SEE FAMILY AND SPEND MORE TIME WITH FAMILY THAN JUST CHRISTMAS. >> THE HOLIDAYS ARE A BUSY TIME OF YEAR >> WE ARE EXPECTING THAT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ARE GOING TO BE THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAYS. >> OFFICIALS EXPECT NUMBERS THIS YEAR WILL LOOK SIMILAR TO 2019. FOR TRAVELERS THE AIRPORT WILL HAVE LIVE MUSIC THIS WEEK IN HOPES OF EASING STRESS. >> IT’S BEEN EASY FOR US WE WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH NOT ON OUR FLIGHT AND ENDED UP HERE. >> IT WAS AMAZING AND HAD A LOT OF FUN. >> OFFICIALS ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO COME EARLY CHECK FLIGHTS AND PARKING AVAILABILITY BEFORE ARRIVING. >> I CAME WITH AMPLE TIME AND AM GOING TO READ A BOOK. >> THIS FAMILY WOULD NOT RISK MISSING THEIR FLIGHT. >> SEEING MY GRANDPA, I HAVE NOT SEEN HIM SINCE I WAS ABOUT 10. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME. >> THE AIRPORT RECOMMENDS ARRIVING TWO AND A HALF HOURS EARLY FOR DOMESTIC FLIGHTS AND THREE FOR INTERNATIONAL. >> HAPPY HOLIDAYS FOR EVERYONE. >> IN ADDITION TO HAVING MUSIC WE ARE TOLD THAT THERAPY DOGS ARE ALSO GOING TO BE BACK BUT I ASKED OFFICIALS WHAT IS THE BIGGEST PIECE OF ADVICE YOU HAVE? THEY SAID IT’S CHECKING OUT THE PARKING AND MAKING SURE THERE IS ENOUGH FOR YOU ARE HEADING TO YOUR FLIGHT, IF THERE IS NOT GET SOMEONE TO DROP YOU OFF. KCRA3 NEWS.
Vacation journey week underway at Sacramento Worldwide Airport with dwell music, remedy canine
Up to date: 6:32 AM PST Dec 22, 2022
The busy vacation journey week is underway at Sacramento Worldwide Airport. Airport officers anticipate numbers this Christmas week to be similar to pre-pandemic years, saying Wednesday that the busiest journey days of the yr to date mirror numbers seen in 2019.Chad Michaels and his household flew into Sacramento from Bozeman, Montana. Michaels mentioned they needed to get in early to not solely keep away from the frenzy however to have the additional time to spend with household close by.“We are going to miss the snow. We’re not going to have a White Christmas this yr, however it’s simply essential to see household for the vacations,” Michaels mentioned. “We had been simply trying to get right here earlier than the frenzy.”The frenzy, airport officers mentioned, is predicted to return Thursday and Friday, in keeping with Andrea Sandoval, a spokesperson for the airport. To ease the stress on vacation vacationers, SMF can have dwell music, in addition to remedy canine available.Sandoval mentioned the largest piece of recommendation she had for folks touring this yr was to have a parking plan, including the airport’s web site tracks spot availability on-line. For home flights, she mentioned, the airport advises vacationers to reach two and a half hours early and three hours early for worldwide.
The busy vacation journey week is underway at Sacramento Worldwide Airport.
Airport officers anticipate numbers this Christmas week to be similar to pre-pandemic years, saying Wednesday that the busiest journey days of the yr to date mirror numbers seen in 2019.
Chad Michaels and his household flew into Sacramento from Bozeman, Montana. Michaels mentioned they needed to get in early to not solely keep away from the frenzy however to have the additional time to spend with household close by.
“We are going to miss the snow. We’re not going to have a White Christmas this yr, however it’s simply essential to see household for the vacations,” Michaels mentioned. “We had been simply trying to get right here earlier than the frenzy.”
The frenzy, airport officers mentioned, is predicted to return Thursday and Friday, in keeping with Andrea Sandoval, a spokesperson for the airport. To ease the stress on vacation vacationers, SMF can have dwell music, in addition to remedy canine available.
Sandoval mentioned the largest piece of recommendation she had for folks touring this yr was to have a parking plan, including the airport’s web site tracks spot availability on-line. For home flights, she mentioned, the airport advises vacationers to reach two and a half hours early and three hours early for worldwide.