ROANOKE, Va. ( WFXR ) – It’s the day before millions of Americans will turn on football and chow down on some turkey, but travelers have got to get there first, and while AAA expects about a million people to travel 50 miles or more to get home and, in Virginia, it will be about 1.9 million.
The Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) is ready for the rush, especially since they already saw a spike of students traveling last week. On a normal day the airport can see around one thousand travelers- but this season- they say it could be over fourteen hundred.
“The number one tip I can recommend is give yourself plenty of time. If you’re coming to the airport, give yourself at least two hours, especially if you’re checking a bag. To locate parking, go to the airport counter, get through security, and get a snack. TSA has some fantastic resources about what to pack and what not to pack. You don’t want to be that person,” said Alexa Brielh, the public relations, marketing, and media manager at ROA…