‘Every little thing Went Very Easily’: Passengers Describe Tulsa Airport Journey Expertise From Vacation Locations

Now that Christmas is over, many individuals are flying again from seeing household, like Kevin Weakly, who’s touring from Columbus.

“Had a gentleman welcome us to Tulsa as soon as I received off the gate within the Tulsa airport, so…very pleasant airport,” Weakly stated.

It’s an airport Weakly is accustomed to. He lives in Bentonville, Arkansas, and would not thoughts the two-and-a-half-hour drive residence. Whereas there may be an airport there, he says Tulsa has extra airline choices.

“I’ve flown by Tulsa many instances, I simply actually get pleasure from Southwest Airways, they do an awesome job,” he stated. 

Even retrieving his baggage was a straightforward course of.

“Noticed two of my baggage and received them pretty rapidly…inside a couple of minutes,” he stated.

However for Kori Ferguson, that wasn’t the case.

“The flight from Chicago right here was nice, we ended up getting right here actually early however now we’ve been standing right here for nearly an hour ready on our baggage,” she stated.

She’s been flying since 9:00 Christmas night time, after spending Christmas together with her sister in Anchorage, Alaska. After a cease in Chicago, and earlier than a drive to Ponca Metropolis to go to her mother and father, a jammed baggage carousel is the very last thing she needs to be coping with.

“I’m like ‘Nice I’m residence’, my brother-in-law’s ready to choose me up and he’s received children within the automobile, and I’m similar to, I’m able to go residence,” she stated. 

However, an hour and a half later, airport workers took issues into their very own palms and hand-delivered the passengers their baggage. Ferguson says moreover this little hiccup and minor airport crowds, touring throughout the vacation at Tulsa Worldwide was a breeze.

 “I truthfully didn’t anticipate my flights final night time on Christmas to be so full, however I believe it went tremendous clean,” she stated. 

Weakly agrees.

“No delays on Southwest Airways out of Columbus, after which the switch by Saint Louis to Tulsa, so every little thing went very easily,” he stated.