DENVER (KDVR) — Heading into safety strains at Denver Worldwide Airport, vacationers instantly discovered one thing to be pleased about the night time earlier than Thanksgiving.
Vacationers like Patty Inexperienced, who bought to the airport greater than two hours upfront, bought via safety in lower than 5 minutes.
“I’m so shocked. Proper? Who knew? I’m very completely happy,” Inexperienced stated.
Some 785,000 passengers are anticipated to cross via DIA safety checkpoints from Nov. 17-27. That’s up practically 13% from the identical time final yr.
The busiest days are anticipated Wednesday via Sunday of Thanksgiving week.
FOX31 requested the Transportation Safety Administration and the airport what modified to hurry up strains and minimize wait instances.
In accordance with an airport spokesperson, “4 new TSA PreCheck lanes can be found close to the South TSA Checkpoint. These lanes are open from 4 a.m. to five:45 p.m. and are positioned on the north facet of the South TSA Checkpoint (close to Baggage Declare 7). There may be additionally extra trendy tools typically screening areas; these lanes will present passengers with a extra environment friendly safety expertise.”
TSA stated it’s utilizing an all-hands-on-deck strategy throughout peak journey instances across the vacation weekend.
