YOU LOVE ME – Miami International Airport is preparing for its busiest ever holiday travel season we registered.
“We had almost 51 million travelers last year for the entire year. Last Thanksgiving, December and Christmas were record times, we expect another record year this year as well,” said MIA spokesman Greg Chin.
Chin said they expect nearly 52 million passengers by the end of the year.
During the Thanksgiving holiday, 1.8 million travelers are expected to pass through MIA, that’s about 150 thousand a day. At FLL, they are also above last year, they estimate that 760,000 passengers will fly and go around Thanksgiving, this is more than 108,000 people a day.
This comes as American Airlines is promoting its Miami hub, adding flights to the Caribbean and Latin America as well as the West Coast.
“This schedule, which is the largest American Airlines schedule ever at Miami International, is 10% larger than 2022, and 2022 for us was already larger than 2019,” said Juan Carlos Liscano. He is the vice president of the American Airlines Miami Hub.
In a new release, American Airlines announced: “This winter, customers can take advantage of America’s major expansion from MIA to MCLA, which includes expanded service to 11 destinations, such as Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Governor’s Harbour, Bahamas; Tortola, British Virgin Islands. and St. Maarten. The airline is increasing capacity at MCLA by 10% this winter.
Additionally, American announced earlier this year that it will expand service to several West Coast destinations this winter, including Portland, Oregon (PDX); Sacramento, California (SMF), and Orange County, California SNA) that will be year-round. Beginning in January, this will make American the only airline flying nonstop to SNA offering convenient service to local theme parks and other attractions.”
Clint Henderson is the editor of the travel site, “the Points Guy”. He says many Thanksgiving deals are already gone, “If you wait to book Thanksgiving, it’s only going to get more expensive from there. We expect anywhere between $30 and $40 a day for ticket prices to increase every day leading up to the holiday “. he said. But Henderson said there are still good rates for the December holidays. “So if you haven’t booked yet for Hanukkah and Christmas, now is the time to start doing that. I absolutely set up a Google alert today for your route that you want to take and track that flight. If you see a deal. , jump on it because prices will only go up from here,” he said.
Darwin Telemachus travels a lot. He suggested getting to the airport early during busy times — and planning ahead to get through the airport more quickly. “Especially when you come to Miami airport, it’s good to have a TSA precheck. It helps and makes a big difference. I also signed up for the mobile passport which really makes a difference.”
Travel experts recommend putting your airline’s app on your phone to stay updated, as well as the app from the airport you’re flying into for updates on things like parking and TSA wait times.
