Rochester International Airport prepares for Thanksgiving travel

AAA estimates 50 million people will still travel for Thanksgiving this year.

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But is that the case here in rochester?

Kimt news 3's madelyne watkins joins us live this morning from the rochester international airport to see if they're anticipating large crowds this year.

Madelyne... what are you brooke and tyler.

Sunday was the busiest day at u?

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So many airports are ramping up and preparing for thousands of passengers this week.

But that's not necessarily the case here at the rochester international airport.

Rst is known for serving patient travelers more often than other type of travelers.

In previous years, the airport actually has fewer travelers during holiday weeks because patients are staying home with their friends and family instead of traveling for medical care or business needs.

The marketing and communication s director, tiana o'connor, tells me they're anticipating that number to be even lower this year because of the pandemic.

In october, the airport had 12 thousand passengers ?

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She says it's hard to know an exact number for this week because some people are waiting just a few days before their travel day to actually book "conditions continue to change that alter people's travel plans.

Industry wide, people are waiting until about 4 to 5 days ahead of their actual travel to book tickets at this time.

So that means that those numbers are going to fluctuate really close in all the way up until those travel dates.

People may be waiting to make decisions on whether they decide to travel or stay closer to home this year, so we'll see."

If you haven't traveled through an airport during the pandemic and this week is your first time... tsa has made some changes to some of its regulations.

The biggest one i would say is you can have hand sanitizer in your carry on that weighs up to 12 ounces versus the normal 3 ounces.

Live in rochester.

Madelyne watkins kimt thank you, madelyne.

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