THE SUSPECT WAS IN. THEY HAVE NOT SAID WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFO CALL
CRIME LINE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFO CALL
CRIME LINE. (VO) >> NEW AT 6 AND ONLY ON 6. WE
HAVE BEEN HEARING COMPLAINTS
AND SEEING THE POSTINGS FROM
PASSENGERS AT ORLANDO
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ABOUT
SOME OF THE LONGEST LINES THEY
SAY THEY HAVE EVER SEEN. I SAW
THEM FOR MYSELF. SO TONIGHT
WE’RE GOING TO THE TOP ASKING
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO MAKE SURE
SPRING BREAK TRAVEL IS LESS
PAINFUL. WHAT IS THE AIRPORT
DOING ABOUT IT AND HOW MUCH
LONGER WILL THIS GO ON? IT CAN
BE ROUGH THESE DAYS. NEWS
SIX’S ERIK VON ANCKEN IS LIVE
FOR US TONIGHT. ERIK, YOU
SPOKE WITH THE AIRPORT’S
CHIEF.
SPOKE WITH THE AIRPORT’S
CHIEF. (VO) >> EXACTLY RIGHT, MATT. AND
YOU PROBABLY HEARD THIS. THE
AIRPORT HAS BEEN WARNING
PASSENGERS TO GET HERE 3 HOURS
BEFORE YOUR FLIGHT LEAVES. BUT
AS WE’RE SEEING LATELY,
ESPECIALLY IN THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS, THAT’S NOT
ENOUGH. SO I ASKED THE CHIEF,
WHAT IS ENOUGH? WHAT CAN YOU
DO? WIN? WHAT IS HE
♪
DO? WIN? WHAT IS HE
♪ (VO) >> ERIK: THERE WAS THE BUSIER
TIME OF DAY AT THE ORLANDO
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS.
PASSENGERS FIRST FLOOD THE
TERMINAL, THE PACK IN ALL OF
THE PLANES THAT WERE PARKED
OVERNIGHT AND THERE IS NO
BUSIER TIME OF YEAR IN THE
SPRING BREAK TRAVEL,
ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR WHEN THE
SECURITY LINES APPEAR AND LIST
TO THE POINT THAT SOME
PASSENGERS ARE MISSING THEIR
FLIGHTS. SO THESE PEOPLE WHO
SAY THIS IS WORSE THAN IT’S
EVER BEEN PROBABLY. ALL RIGHT.
(VO) >> WELL, I DON’T KNOW THAT IS
WORSE THAN IT’S EVER BEEN. I
KNOW THAT YOU’RE SEEING LINES
AND I KNOW THAT THERE’S A LOT
OF VIDEO OUT THERE AND THERE’S
A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE
LINE. WE WE CONSTANTLY MONITOR
THAT WE HAVE STAFF THAT OUT
HERE WORKING. TOM DRAPER
ACTING CEO OVER THE PAST
COUPLE OF MONTHS. HE’S NOW
AIRPORT CHIEF OF OPERATIONS.
HE TELLS ME LAST SATURDAY 6TH
BUSIEST DAY IN THE HISTORY OF
THE BUSIEST DAY EVER. HE SAYS
COULD COME IN THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS WITH SPRING BREAK. AIR
TRAVEL PEAKING ON
>> FACT, THERE ARE SO MANY
PLANES IN THE SKIES LATELY
THAT PASSENGERS ARE GETTING
THIS NOTIFICATION. THEIR
FLIGHTS ARE DELAYED BECAUSE
CONGESTED AIRSPACE OVER
FLORIDA IS LIMITING THE NUMBER
OF PLANES. THE FAA WILL ALLOW
THE LAND EACH HOUR AT MCO. THE
PROBLEM IS IS THAT FACILITY
>> WAS NEVER BUILT YOU KNOW,
TO ACCOMMODATE THE LOADS OF
PASSION OR PUTTING THROUGH IT.
THAT’S WHY WE’RE TRYING TO
MOVE TO THE SOUTH TERMINAL AS
QUICKLY AS WE CAN UNTIL THE
NEW TERMINAL OPENS LATER THIS
YEAR AT THE OLD TERMINAL,
DRAPER SAYS THE AIRPORT IS
TRYING TO GET BACK TO FULL
STAFFING. TSA, THOUGH, IS
FULLY STAFFED. HE SAYS.
>> AND PUT WORKERS ALONGSIDE
THE LINES TO REMIND VACATION
TRAVELERS THERE SLOWING
THEMSELVES DOWN WHEN THEY
DON’T EMPTY THEIR WATER
BOTTLES OR THEIR POCKETS IS
WHAT WE’RE SEEING HERE OVER
THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND WHAT
WE’RE GOING TO SEE OVER THE
NEXT FEW WEEKS, COMPROMISING.
>> THE ORLANDO EXPERIENCE. I
DON’T KNOW IF IT’S
COMPROMISING THE ORLANDO
EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE YOU JUST
HAVE TO REALIZE ALL OF THE
VOLUME THAT’S COMING IN NOW.
>> I MEAN, IT’S SPRING BREAK.
VOLUME THAT’S COMING IN NOW.
>> I MEAN, IT’S SPRING BREAK. (VO) >> A DRIVER TELLS ME ANOTHER
THING THAT THE AIRPORT HAS
DONE FOR YOU IS PARTNERED WITH
THIS COMPANY CLEAR YOU
PROBABLY SEEING AIRPORTS ALL
OVER THE PLACE. WHAT ORLANDO
HAS DONE IS SET UP A DEAL TO
WHERE YOU CAN BYPASS THIS
ENTIRE SECURITY LINE. IF YOU
COME BACK DURING YOUR TIME
THAT YOU MADE WITH A
RESERVATION. IT’S ENTIRELY
FREE. DON’T HAVE TO SIGN UP
FOR CLEAR AGAIN. GO ON THEIR
WEBSITE WITH A LINK FOR YOU
INSIDE THE STORY ON CLICK,
ORLANDO, DOT COM. MAKE YOUR
RESERVATION LIKE TOMORROW.
THERE’S A WHOLE BUNCH OF TIMES
WHERE YOU DON’T HAVE TO WAIT
IN ANY LIES. THE WALKING TO
THE FRONT. VERY FEW PEOPLE
USING IT ONLY 1000 PEOPLE USE
THAT LAST WEEKEND WHEN 85,000
PASS THROUGH THESE LIVE LIVE
AT THE AIRPORT. ERIK VON
ANCKEN GETTING RESULTS. NEWS
6. ERIK, I NOTICE LINES NOT
ONLY INSIDE THE AIRPORT BUT
THE CAR LINE TO GET IN TO DROP
OFF YOUR LUGGAGE. THAT IS
ALONG. THAT’S AN ISSUE. SO.
>> SO TELL ME THIS BEFORE I
LET YOU GO, WHAT IF YOU GET
THERE EARLY ENOUGH? YOU WAIT
THROUGH THE CAR LINE. YOU WAIT
THROUGH THE SECURITY LINE AND
YOU’RE JUST NOT MOVING QUICKLY
ENOUGH. YOU REALIZE YOU’RE
GOING TO MISS THAT FLIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU DO? YEAH, I KNOW
I’VE BEEN THERE. IT’S
FRUSTRATING. DRAPER SAYS THINK
ABOUT THIS. ALL THESE FOLKS
LIKE THIS GENTLEMAN HERE.
>> ERIK: A LOT OF OFFICIALS
WALKING AROUND, ESPECIALLY
AIRPORT STAFF, HE SAYS,
ESPECIALLY IN THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS. THE REASON
THEY’RE THERE IS BECAUSE IF
YOU’RE PULLING YOUR HAIR OUT,
THEY WANT YOU TO STOP SOME OF
THOSE PEOPLE APPROACH THEM.
EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM. AND HE
SAYS HE PROMISES THEY’LL
FIGURE OUT SOME WAY TO HELP
YOU GET YOU TO YOUR FLIGHT ON
TIME TO GET