APPLETON (NBC 26) — Spring break journey has been shifting in full power at Appleton Worldwide Airport. I caught up with vacationers about the place they’re headed to flee the March snow.

• Snow precipitated vacationers at ATW to expertise delays resulting in missed connections.
• They’re staying hopeful about reaching their spring break locations.
• ATW expects March to be the busiest month within the airport’s historical past and are ready for over 100,000 vacationers.

(The next is a transcription of the complete broadcast story)

Hundreds of individuals have packed their baggage and are flying out of the March snow. I’m your Appleton neighborhood reporter Olivia Acree on the airport listening to what spring break journey appears to be like like for our neighbors.

Whether or not it’s to…

“Scotland,” mentioned traveler Adam Thon.

Or…

“Sydney, Australia,” mentioned vacationers, Jennifer Flenz & Jessica Hahn.

Vacationers at ATW are able to fly out of the snow and into the solar.

“It’s been a 12 months and a half since I have been in an airport,” mentioned Flenz.

Crews at ATW have labored night time and day to clear the runways, however vacationers are nonetheless going through delays.

“Seems that they had a four-hour delay may very well be even longer so it’s wanting fairly unlucky,” mentioned Thon.

Adam Thon is making an attempt to get to Scotland along with his household.

“I’m wanting ahead to seeing all of the castles, the highland, the bagpipes,” mentioned Thon.

However luck may not be on his facet.

“It’s wanting like we’d not make it,” mentioned Thon.

Vacationers Jennifer Flenz and Jessica Hahn have been delayed however their airline rebooked them simply.

“They rebooked us immediately. We simply get to Sydney two hours later,” mentioned Flenz.

Hollie Foley at ATW expects 100,000 vacationers flying out and in of the airport this March.

“We hope to have our file month of vacationers in ATW historical past,” mentioned Hollie Foley, Appleton Worldwide Airport.

That’s 8.5% greater than final 12 months.

“Lots of people wish to escape the chilly climate right here in Northeast Wisconsin and get someplace heat, so the flights are undoubtedly extra full than standard,” mentioned Foley.

Extra vacationers, and Foley says airways added flights for the spring break season.

“We’ve undoubtedly seen an inflow in folks going to these heat climate locations reminiscent of Arizona, Florida,” mentioned Foley.

And Foley says they don’t anticipate the excessive journey numbers to decelerate till early April. ATW says one of the best ways to examine for delays or cancellations is thru the airline that you simply’re flying with.