MIAMI — This holiday rush will cap off a record year for travel, according to the TSA. And, South Florida airports had congestion at every step of the traveling process.
Quintin Lloyd is traveling back to Virginia after a cruise and showed up six hours before his flight to check his luggage.
“We’re patient we’re gonna find some things to do and get back here in time for those long lines,” Lloyd said.
He ran into longer lines at baggage check-in and even getting to the airport took longer.
“Getting here from the cruise ship it was very busy,” Lloyd said. “A lot of wait time to get a taxi.”
Fort Lauderdale International Airport estimates 124,000 people per day to come through during peak travel times. And at Miami International Airport, they are expecting 192,000 people to come through on Saturday.
Dahlia Aboulhosn and her family are also coming home from a cruise, who also got here early in the morning for an afternoon flight.