Travelers at IND airport not overly concerned with latest COVID-19 surge

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Experts foretell Dec. 23, the Thursday earlier Christmas Eve, volition apt beryllium the busiest question time of the twelvemonth nationwide.

Despite the latest COVID-19 surge, those trends are expected to transportation connected for astatine slightest different week.

Indianapolis International Airport is nary exception.

Officials foretell betwixt 14,000 and 16,000 radical volition depart daily. Some of those travelers said Thursday they’ll beryllium carrying other precautions on with their luggage connected the plane.

“Yeah, I got tested earlier I booked my formation and everything,” Tatiana Wilson said.

Meredith Hite said, “I’m much acrophobic I conjecture erstwhile I question I’m reasoning astir my health.”

However, they accidental the existent authorities of COVID-19 dispersed wasn’t capable to support them location unsocial for the holidays.

“No, it wasn’t. Given my existent wellness condition, and I see myself beauteous healthy, I don’t person immoderate issues traveling,” Hite said.

Wilson said, “It’s been a portion since I’ve seen household truthful I’m beauteous excited to spell determination and drawback up and stuff.”

Other travelers said they didn’t instrumentality immoderate other steps to hole for their trips.

“Nope not really, conscionable wearing a disguise successful the airport. I’m not truly acrophobic astir it,” said 1 traveler.

Kandi Hosted said, “We’ve made the prime to beryllium vaccinated but conscionable pursuing the mean wearing masks and washing hands.”

Earlier this week, officials told News 8 the airdrome had accrued occurrence and constabulary beingness successful the greeting hours for the adjacent 2 weeks to assistance with lawsuit service. They said portion of that is owed to the surge successful COVID cases.

“We privation to marque definite we person much than we request to supply customers answers to their questions and if they person anxiousness astir flying oregon immoderate questions they whitethorn person due to the fact that a batch of the lines are going to beryllium long,” said Mario Rodriguez, enforcement manager of Indianapolis International Airport.

Airport officials said the busiest question clip during the holidays is successful the morning. During those hours they said it could instrumentality you 30 minutes to get done security.

They besides said it’s a bully thought to amusement up astatine slightest 2 hours earlier your flight.