Holiday travellers are packing Winnipeg's airport, as the busiest travel week of the year gets underway.
About 75,000 people travelling to visit family and vacation hotspots will board flights at the James Richardson International Airport over the next week — more than 8,000 more than any other week of the year, said airport spokeswoman Christine Alongi.
"We are seeing quite a few folks today with their extra luggage and packages and heading out," she said. "People with Santa hats on and Hawaiian shirts, those who are going to go vacation somewhere hot. So you definitely do get a sense of holiday travel today being quite busy."
So far, Alongi said Friday, there have been no long lineups or other problems.
"We have this busy time every year, [so] we are ramped up," she said. "Some of our partners in aviation, like security and concessions, they ramp up with extra staff, and we have extra volunteers out."
A winter storm was expected to blow into southern Manitoba Friday night and Saturday; Alongi said airport officials are keeping a close eye on the weather.
"The best advice for people if there is some sort of storm coming in, is to check with your airline to see if they are experiencing any delays or cancellations," she said.
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