MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Airport travel is not again to pre-pandemic ranges, still down about 25-35%, but it is unquestionably picked up appreciably as opposed to the holiday seasons previous yr.

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport officials anticipate journey quantities to boost next 7 days as people today start off their vacation getaways.

Quite a few men and women flying this time of year are traveling with presents and home made treats.

“When folks are likely through, we hope they know not to wrap offers,” said Minnesota TSA Federal Stability Director Marty Robinson. “It’s better to set them in a holiday bag due to the fact if a suspicious item is within or it alerts, we have to unwrap it. So the getaway bag is the way to go or to do the wrapping on the other facet.”

As an extra safety precaution, most of MSP Airport is contactless. You can order meals to be sent to your gate as a result of the MSP app.

You can also reserve your parking location forward of time, and conserve up to $7 a day by means of the holiday travel time.

Masks are still demanded all over the airport.