Major Delays at RSW Ahead Of Holiday Weekend

Folks at RSW International Airport are glued to the flight information board, hoping their flights aren’t delayed.

Watch Fort Myers Community Correspondent Miyoshi Price’s report at RSW:

The FAA says the average delay RSW is about an hour.

Fort Myers community correspondent, Miyoshi Price, spoke with travelers on Friday. Some travelers, predicting disaster ahead of the holiday weekend, made sure to get to the airport early.

One traveler said they only had a 12-minute delay as he prepped for a highly anticipated ski trip. “Which to me, is not a delay,” says

David Zagnoli, one of many people milling about the airport, says he got a notification from Southwest about a delay, but
it was only 12 minutes behind schedule. “Which to me, is not a delay,” he says.

The FAA says the average delay here is about an hour.

Zagnoli expects to wait this time of year, but he is not a fan of holiday travel.

“It’s too busy.,” says Zagnoli. “I traveled a lot when I worked.”

Zagnoli has too many horror stories about traveling during the holiday season.

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