Labor Day weekend is going to be a busy one for airports across the country, including Sky Harbor in Phoenix and Tucson International.
Labor Day weekend marks the end of the summer travel season — and for Arizonans, it’s a chance to escape the heat. But with any travel, there’s a risk of delays.
Sky Harbor spokesperson Jon Brodsky said whether you’re coming or going, here are things passengers can do to prepare for potential delays:
“On the web page there, you can see key information on things like security wait times, flights, restaurants, shops, and more,” Brodsky said. “We recommend to everybody to arrive at the airport two hours early for domestic flights and three hours early for international flights.”
He also suggests using the Sky Train and reserving your spot in the TSA security line. PHX Reserve allows passengers to book a spot in the TSA line to prevent long lines
Austin Wright, the communications director for the Tucson Aviation Authority, said this could be one of their busiest Labor Day weekends.
“We expect that we'll have about 5,000 passengers per day at load factors exceeding 85% for the weekend, which means flights will be very full for Tucson airport standards, which, we’re a small airport,” Wright said.
Wright says most passengers are leaving the state. It’s still too hot, he says, for visitors to fly into Tucson this time of year.
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