Record-breaking crowds expected at the San Antonio airport Memorial Day weekend
– It’s going to be a busy weekend at the San Antonio International Airport — we’re talking record-breaking busy.
Airport officials expect close to 190,000 people to fly in and out of San Antonio between Thursday and Monday, which is Memorial Day weekend.Not only is this a holiday weekend, it’s the first weekend of summer for many San Antonio schoolchildren. “We’re expecting the busiest Memorial Day weekend travel in our airport’s history,” said Jesus Saenz, Director of Airports, San Antonio Airport System in a press release. “People want to fly and it’s getting more affordable to do so. We are seeing more competitive fares with the addition of Spirit Airlines over the last year – and that’s helping our travelers find better deals on flights that are too good to pass up.
Airport officials shared a Transportation Security Administration day-by-day breakdown of how many passengers are expected to fly in and out of SAT:
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