Travelers take to the sky for Christmas against experts’ advice
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – It’s not quite as busy as a typical Christmas Eve at the airport, still, many people are finding ways to rationalize travel despite health experts’ advice against it.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging people to avoid traveling this holiday season to prevent a nationwide surge in coronavirus cases, but many are still coming or going.
According to the Transportation Security Administration, 1,191,123 people were screened Wednesday, the highest single-day total since the pandemic’s effects began in the United States.
By comparison, 1,937,235 people were screened on Dec. 23 last year.
Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports seeing holiday travel surge amid pandemic Rob Wile, The Miami Herald
Dec. 24 South Florida s two main travel gateways are bracing for a surge in passengers this weekend, even as the coronavirus pandemic continues to bring more than 200,000 new individual cases a day.
Both Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport report seeing their highest volumes since March, at some 70,000 travelers a day. The facilities expect a combined total of about 2 million passengers through the first week of January though this is about half what it saw during last year s holiday season.
MIA expects more than 1,157,000 travelers between Dec. 21 and Jan. 7 54% of where it was last season with Christmas weekend and Jan. 5, the day before Three Kings Day, as its busiest days.
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Despite warnings from health experts and new COVID-19 strain, high volume of travelers expected at South Florida’s major airports
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Travelers are flying in and out of South Florida’s airports, trying to spend time with family for the holidays.
This is despite repeated warnings from health leaders about a spike in the spread of COVID-19 cases, and amid talks of another curfew in Broward County.
1.1 million travelers are expected at Miami International Airport between now and Jan. 6.
Further north at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, around 940,000 people are expected through Jan. 3.
While those numbers seem high, it represents less than half the amount of travelers from a year ago.
MIA expects busy holiday travel week despite coronavirus pandemic
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Officials at Miami International Airport expect a busy holiday travel week despite the risks of the coronavirus pandemic.
Miami-Dade officials estimate about 82,000 air travelers passed through MIA on Sunday making it the busiest travel day there since the pandemic’s impact began in March.
Tourists are also coming back to South Florida.
Mariana Pardo, of Peru, said she spent five weeks on vacation in Florida. Peru is among the countries that require a negative coronavirus test result that is not more than 72 hours old.
Pardo said she and her family had to wait for hours at Hard Rock Stadium to undergo the RT-PCR test. They also had to wait for a few days to receive the results, which Peru requires for re-entry during the pandemic.