Will Rogers World Airport on Oklahoma City spring break travel

IT IS 912 AND IT IS SPRING BREAK WEEK, OF COURSE, FOR A LOT OF OKLAHOMANS. SO THAT MEANS TRAVEL AND A LOT OF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING BY AIR OR MAYBE PICKING SOMEONE UP FROM THE AIRPORT. SO WE KNOW WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT HAS BEEN BUSY AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE BUSY. HERE WITH US NOW TO LEARN MORE IS STACY HAM WITH WILL ROGERS. STACY, WELCOME IN. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. GREAT TO SEE YOU. SO TELL ME, HOW HAVE THINGS BEEN GOING SO FAR? IT’S WEDNESDAY, SO WE’RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF SPRING BREAK WEEK. WHAT HAVE THE NUMBERS BEEN LOOKING LIKE? YEAH. YES. SO WE’VE BEEN REALLY BUSY. LAST THURSDAY STARTED OUR SPRING BREAK TRAVEL FOR EVERYBODY. AND LAST THURSDAY, WE HAD OVER 7800 PEOPLE FLY OUT FOR THE DAY. AND THEN OUR NEXT HIGHEST DAY WAS LAST FRIDAY AT 7500. WE’VE SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE’RE STILL SEEING WE’RE STILL IN THE 6000. SO WE’VE GOT STILL A LOT OF PEOPLE FLYING OUT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. WE ARE ANTICIPATING, THOUGH, THAT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH ARRIVALS IS GOING TO BE BUSY ALL DAY AND INTO THE EVENING WITH EVERYONE COMING BACK FROM THEIR SPRING BREAK TRAVELS. SURE. SO I’M CURIOUS, THOSE NUMBERS, THOSE KIND OF PEAK NUMBERS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT. HOW DO THOSE STACK UP INTO IN YEARS PAST? IS THIS A REALLY BUSY YEAR FOR SPRING BREAK TRAVEL? YES. YES, ABSOLUTELY. SO WE ARE OUTPACING SO FAR FIRST QUARTER OF 23 COMPARED TO LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME. AND FEBRUARY. NUMBERS WE ARE OUTPERFORMING LAST FEBRUARY OF 22 BY 25% IN MARCH IS LOOKING VERY STRONG AS WELL AND LEANING INTO SUMMER. SO IT’S GOING TO BE A BUSY SPRING AND SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON. THERE’S A LOT OF CONVENTIONS THAT PEOPLE ARE GETTING READY TO TRAVEL TO AT THE END OF MARCH AND THROUGH APRIL AND MAY, AS WELL AS KNOW, SUMMER TRAVEL STARTING IN MAY, TOO. SURE. OKAY. LET’S TALK ABOUT PARKING. I KNOW THAT WE REPORTED LIKE SOME LOTS WERE FILLING UP ON CERTAIN DAYS. TELL ME IF ANYTHING’S FULL RIGHT NOW. AND THEN WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD DO IF THEY ENCOUNTER THEIR NORMAL SPOTS ARE LOTS ARE FULL. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO OUR PARKING GARAGES ARE FULL AT 100%. SO YOU’RE NOT ABLE TO PARK IN THOSE. AND OUR LOT, TOO, IS FULL AS WELL. SO WE DO HAVE SOME RESURFACING GOING ON IN LOT TWO. SO THE SECTION THAT IS OPEN IS FULL, SO BE PREPARED. IF YOU’RE FLYING OUT TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND TO PARK IN LOT ONE. WE DO HAVE SHUTTLES RUNNING EVERY 20 MINUTES OUT TO LOT ONE TO BRING YOU UP TO THE TERMINAL. SO IF YOU DO HAVE TO FLY OUT AND YOU HAVE TO PARK JUST GIVE YOURSELF THAT EXTRA TIME TO FIND A SPOT. AND LOT ONE AND TO HOP ON THAT SHUTTLE AND GET YOU UP TO THE TERMINAL. IF YOU DON’T HAVE TO PARK. THE BEST WAY IS HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER OF A FRIEND DROP YOU OFF, OR IF YOU’RE TAKING AN UBER, ALL OF YOUR UBER AND LYFT DROP OFFS AND PICK UPS ARE LOCATED ON THE UPPER LEVEL LEVEL OF WILL ROGERS, WHERE YOU’RE DOING ALL OF YOUR DROP OFFS THERE. LET’S TALK SECURITY. ANYTHING NEW SECURITY LINE WISE, THAT THAT PEOPLE SHOULD ANTICIPATE? I KNOW WE HAVE CLEAR NOW AT WILL ROGERS, WHICH I HAVE IT. AND I GOT TO TELL YOU, STACY, IT HAS BEEN A CREDIBLE TO GET THROUGH THE AIRPORT. IT IS. IT’S IT’S THE FASTEST WAY TO GET THROUGH THE SECURITY CHECKPOINTS. IF YOU SIGN UP FOR CLEAR, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT. AND IT IS NICE THAT WE HAVE THEM HERE NOT AT WILL ROGERS NOW. SO IT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER FOR YOU TO SIGN UP AND OR JUST FIND OUT ABOUT THE INFORMATION ABOUT IT. IF YOU DECIDE TO DO IT LATER. OUR SECURITY CHECKPOINT LINES HAVE BEEN GOING GREAT. TSA HAS ALL SIX LANES OPEN THIS WEEK. THEY’RE FULLY STAFFED. I THINK THE LONGEST PEOPLE HAD TO WAIT LAST WEEK WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 25, 30 MINUTES. BUT THEY’RE GETTING EVERYONE THROUGH AS QUICKLY AS THEY CAN. NO MAJOR LONG WAIT TIMES ARE THERE. TIGHT TYPE STARTS. GIVE ME TIMES OF DAY THAT YOU FIND THAT THE SECURITY LINES AND THE BAGGAGE LINES ARE LONGER, JUST SO PEOPLE KNOW IF THEIR FLIGHTS ARE DURING THAT TIME. YES. SO IF YOU’RE FLYING OUT OUR TYPICAL BUSY, BUSY TIME IS BETWEEN 5 A.M. AND 7 A.M. HEAVY TRAFFIC WILL BE YOUR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY EVERY SINGLE WEEK. AND SO YOU WANT TO PREPARE. IF YOU’RE FLYING OUT ON A THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BETWEEN FIVE AND 7 A.M. AND WE DO HAVE TOMORROW LOOKING AT NUMBERS WITH IT BEING THURSDAY. WE’VE GOT ABOUT 2500 PEOPLE FLYING OUT DURING THAT TIME FRAME. SO DEFINITELY PREPARE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PARKING SITUATION HERE. AGAIN, YOU WANT TO GIVE YOURSELF MORE TIME SO YOU CAN FIND A PARKING SPOT IN LOT ONE AND HOP ON THAT SHUTTLE AND GET UP TO THE TERMINAL TWO TO CHECK IN. IF YOU CAN CHECK IN WITH YOUR AIRLINE THROUGH THEIR MOBILE APP OR ON THEIR WEBSITE PRIOR TO COMING TO THE AIRPORT. THAT WILL SAVE YOU SOME TIME. YES, IT WILL. OKAY, STACY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING ON TODAY. IT’S BEEN A BUSY WEEK, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT THAT JUST MEANS. GREAT STUFF FOR OUR CITY, RIGHT? WE LOVE TO WELCOME MORE TRAVELER

Will Rogers World Airport on spring break travel numbers in Oklahoma City

WRWA expecting busy weekend of returning travelers

Updated: 11:57 AM CDT Mar 15, 2023

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Will Rogers World Airport has seen a number of visitors this spring break, and is expecting to see more travelers in the coming days.

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