TULSA, Okla. –<\/p>\n
Spring break travel is ramping up at Tulsa International Airport, where more than 100,000 passengers are expected to pass through the terminal over the next 10 days.<\/p>\n
Airport officials say travel is up about 5% compared with last year, with roughly 124,000 passengers expected to depart from Tulsa during the spring break travel period.<\/p>\n
So far, travelers and airport staff say operations have been running smoothly, with few disruptions to departing flights. Many passengers say Tulsa remains one of the easiest airports to navigate.<\/p>\n
\n Busy Terminal As Travelers Leave Town<\/p>\n
Inside the terminal, gates are busier than usual as travelers leave for work trips and spring break vacations.<\/p>\n
Jenna Lighthizer and her children traveled from Tahlequah and are headed to Walt Disney World, one of the most popular family destinations in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re hoping it\u2019s going to be smooth. We\u2019ve seen some things on the news, but we feel like we\u2019re going to get lucky,\u201d Lighthizer said.<\/p>\n
College students are also taking advantage of the spring break travel rush.<\/p>\n
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College student-athlete Kaleio Citizen is flying out of Tulsa International Airport for the first time.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m heading to Tennessee for spring break,\u201d Citizen said.<\/p>\n
She arrived about four hours before her flight, giving her plenty of time before boarding.<\/p>\n
\u201cProbably hang around, watch TikTok, eat some food and probably see what all my friends are doing for spring break,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\n Popular Destinations<\/p>\n
Airport officials say travelers are heading to several popular destinations, including New York City, Nashville and Chicago. Additional flights have been scheduled to meet demand.<\/p>\n
For Lighthizer, the busy airport is worth the trip.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s great. Lots of quality time, lots of fun for them, so we all enjoy it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\n What Travelers Should Know<\/p>\n
Airport officials also remind travelers to bring a REAL ID-compliant form of identification. Travelers without one may face additional screening and possible fees.<\/p>\n
Looking ahead, Alaska Airlines will begin new nonstop flights from Tulsa to Seattle and San Diego starting next Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TULSA, Okla. – Spring break travel is ramping up at Tulsa International Airport, where more than 100,000 passengers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":523295,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,450,451,3,452,453],"class_list":["post-523294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=523294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523294\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/523295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=523294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=523294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=523294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}