DIA Expects Record Number Of Travelers This Weekend
DENVER (CBS4)- The Denver International Airport is bustling with holiday travelers preparing to take off before the holiday weekend. DIA is preparing for a record number of travelers over the long weekend.
Passengers made their way through security lines without many delays on Wednesday morning.
About 6:45 a.m. Wednesday there was about a 22 minute wait for passengers to get through security with no significant delays.
That is much less of a wait time compared to the Thanksgiving travel weekend last year when lines snaked through the airport back to baggage claim.
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The economy lots were quickly filling up and the Pikes Peak lot was already at capacity by 6:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The peak travel time for DIA was expected to be at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Airport officials urged passengers to plan at least two hours to get through security.
DIA expected a record 1.1 million passengers to travel through the airport between Nov. 22 through Nov. 28. That would be an increase of 10 percent over the 2015 Thanksgiving weekend.
