MIAMI — Travelers were in good spirits at Miami International Airport on Christmas Day.
MIA officials said they expect to see a record 3.3 million passengers from December 18th through next week, January 5th.
“We have family up in North Carolina, so we decided we were going to go to up and visit my grandpa,” said Fort Lauderdale resident Gustavo Perez.
Laura Liucci, from Italy, said she and a friend were enjoying had a longer-than-expected stop in Miami.
“We are here from Italy. Three days in Miami and then we’re moving on to the Bahamas,” Liucci said.
The airport was decked out in holiday decorations, as were some travelers.
But Transportation Security Administration officials want people to avoid certain festive clothing.
TSA recently posted on social media that “…body scanners don’t love sparkles. We don’t want to dull your holiday shine but we don’t recommend wearing your sparkly holiday sweater to the airport.”
Predicted snowstorms in the midwest and northeast, as well as and flooding in California, could pose problems for some air travelers nationwide.
But as of Thursday afternoon at MIA and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, delays and cancellations were minimal.
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