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MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport anticipates Saturday, March 23 will be its busiest travel day of the spring break season.

It’s the time of year when thousands of people catch flights to catch a break. Though it started snowy, Friday was just the calm before the storm.

“There’s a lot of families in the airport, a lot of people here,” said Summer Hegranes, the airport’s marketing coordinator.

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Families like the Berdelmans felt especially lucky to trade snow for sand.

“We are flying down to Miami, and then we are taking a cruise,” said Ava Berdelman. “Part of the reason we came here early, because we weren’t sure how the road would be.”

Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport prepares for start to spring break travel peak

The Berdelmans weren’t the only people who urged travelers to get to the airport early. Matt Niepow avoided the rush of spring breakers flying out as he returned to Milwaukee from Dallas.

“The security line goes nuts.

SBB is expecting an increased volume of passengers over the Easter period – especially on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Monday. It is therefore offering passengers between German-speaking Switzerland and Ticino 49 extra trains and a total of 49,000 additional seats. In addition, various regular trains will be extended with additional carriages or train units, including EuroCity trains traveling as far as Italy.

Seat reservation necessary

Following the derailment of a goods train on 10 August 2023, capacity through the Gotthard Base Tunnel is limited. The majority of trains run via the Gotthard Base Tunnel, some via the panoramic route.

SBB recommends that travelers make a seat reservation for all connections. For safety reasons, overcrowded trains cannot travel through the Gotthard Base Tunnel. Supersaver tickets are available for all trains traveling on the panoramic route during peak travel times. Despite these measures, SBB cannot rule out the possibility of high frequencies on individual trains in individual cases or in the event of disruption and asks for your understanding.

To meet the increased demand for trips to Italy, two additional TILO RE80 connections will be offered from Locarno to Milano Centrale on Good Friday. The additional connections will not run