Eastern Iowa Airport Traffic Increases Despite Holiday Warnings
Whether it be pandemic fatigue or growing disgust with a perceived "do as I say, not as I do" mentality, travelers are not heeding warnings to stay home this Christmas.
KCRG reports the Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) is experiencing an uptick in visitors. Since last Thursday, December 17 through the time of this writing, CID Marketing and Communications Director Pamela Hillman says they've seen about 1,000 passengers a day. That's up from 300 a day that's been common during the pandemic. They don't want to drive away passengers, but they know safety is paramount.
They're increasing protocols at CID to handle the uptick in passenger volume. TSA has allowed extra hand sanitizer through checkpoints, and they discourage folks from wrapping gifts they're bringing along in the event TSA has to inspect them. At least one travel agency in Cedar Rapids is not offering bowl packages this season, to alleviate travel, yes, but also due to lack of interest.