Big savings available for travelers at ATW

There are changes at the Appleton International Airport that could mean big savings for travelors.

The airport is seeing historically low ticket prices and airlines have eliminated all change fees.

FLY....HAS CHANGEDOVER THE PASTCOUPLE OFMONTHS....AS WENAVIGATE THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC.APPLETONINTERNATIONALAIRPORT HAS GONETHROUGH A WIDEVARIETY OFADJUSTMENTS....AND SOME OF THEMCOULD SAVE YOU BIGBUCKS....IF YOU'RELOOKING TO TRAVEL.THERE ARE FOURDIFFERENT REASONSPEOPLE FLY....-BUSINESS....-MEETINGS &EVENTS...-LEISUREVACATION...-AND VISITINGFRIENDS & RELATIVESFOR THREEMONTHS....PEOPLEWEREN'T FLYING ATALL FOR BUSINESS ORMEETINGS.IN APRIL...THEAIRPORT LOST 96-PERCENT OF ITSBUSINESS.THEY WERE DOWNTO A LOW OF 19PASSENGERS DAILY...IN THE LAST FEWMONTHS....FOLKSHAVE STARTEDVISITING FRIENDS ANDRELATIVES AGAIN....AND...IN JULY ANDAUGUST THE AIRPORTSAW VACATIONBUSINESS RETURN.BECAUSE OFTHIS....ALL AIRLINESHAVE ELIMINTEDTHEIR CHANGE FEES.IT USED TO COST200-DOLLARS TOCHANGE AFLIGHT...BUT NOTANYMORE.".....PATTRACEY/MARKETINGMANAGER, APPLETONINTERNATIONAL AIPORT"3:41 the airlines did thatas a move to spurconsumers to buy aticket...Even if theyweren't 100-percentpositive that they weregoing to travel...Now ihave the freedom to buythe ticket...And know thatif i want to change it to afuture date...There's no200 dollar changefee...Which makes thepurchase a lot moreattractive....4:01" ......."THERE ARESEVERAL SAFETYMEASURES IN PLACEFOR FLYERS....INCLUDINGTOUCHLESSOPTIONS....SOCIALDISTANCING....ANDSANITIZING STATIONSTHROUGHOUT THEAIRPORT.".....ABEWEBER/AIRPORTDIRECTOR, APPLETONINTERNATIONALAIRPORT"6:07...The people thathave ventured out andtraveled have given usreally positive reviews onthe safety measures thatwe have taken as anairport...But also thesafety measures that theairlines have taken...Ithink people arepleasantly surprised athow safe they've felt whenthey've traveled6:20.."......."THE AIPORT SAWHISTORICALLY LOWTICKETS ALLSUMMER...AND THEREARE STILL AREBARGAINS TO BE HAD.THERE IS VERYCOMPETITIVE AIRFAIRCURRENTLY....AIRLINES ARE RUNNINGSPECIALS TO TRY TOEXCITE CONSUMERSTO BUY TICKETSAGAIN.THE AIRLINES AREALSO MAKING A SHIFTRIGHTNOW....FOCUSINGMORE ON THELEISURE COMPONENTOF TRAVEL.THERE ARESEVERAL NEW FLIGHTOPTIONS....FORTRAVELORS LOOKINGTO GET OUTDOORSAND HEAD TONATIONAL PARKS ORBEACHES.TURNING TO