INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is preparing for a busy Thanksgiving travel week. The Sunday and Monday after Thanksgiving are expected to be the busiest holiday travel days with about 17% more traffic than last year on the same days.
Airport officials say early morning flights (5 a.m. – 8 a.m.) account for nearly one-third of passenger traffic for the day and encourage travelers flying out during this timeframe to arrive at the terminal two hours before their departure time.
In Indy airport history, this is the largest outbound capacity (available seats) for Thanksgiving week. Since 2004 this will be the most Wednesday-before-Thanksgiving capacity and the second-highest Sunday-after-Thanksgiving capacity. For the entire week of Thanksgiving, airlines have the highest seats per departure in the IND’s history.
In addition to anticipated increased passenger traffic, travelers should be prepared for new screening technology.
New advanced Computed Tomography (CT) technology is installed at all 14 lanes of IND’s TSA security checkpoints. These upgrades aim to improve the airport’s world-class customer experience, and passengers can minimize delays by keeping prohibited items out of their carry-on bags and having a valid ID ready to present at the checkpoint.
