With the start of the summer travel season and air travel seeing a major surge, travelers who take flights out of the Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Cheektowaga are being reminded of some basic rules.
Air travel has begun to surge after a two-and-a-half-year slump, with the Buffalo airport experiencing traffic that is nearly at 2019 levels, before the Covid-19 pandemic hit.
When the new areas open in late June, travelers will mostly notice the eased flow of foot traffic stemming from new passageways for arrivals that will direct them around the facility’s far east and west ends to modern baggage carousels on the ground floor.
“The economy is doing very well now, so a lot more people are traveling,” said Bart R. Johnson, who is director of the Transportation Security Administration for the 13 airports in upstate New York. “Individuals who have not traveled for an extended period of time need to be reminded about the rules.”
Those basic rules include arriving at the airport at least two hours early, having a driver’s license or passport available and making sure you are not attempting to travel with any prohibited items, Johnson said during a news conference at the airport Tuesday.
“Make sure that you start with an empty bag. We don’t want you bringing…
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