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  • DFW Airport makes changes to curb Christmas congestion. Here’s what to know

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    Passengers wait in line at a TSA security checkpoint inside Terminal C at DFW International Airport on March 1, 2023.

    Passengers wait in line at a TSA security checkpoint inside Terminal C at DFW International Airport on March 1, 2023.


    Elias Valverde II

    Dallas Morning News

    The Dallas-Fort Worth Airport has made some changes to help offset increased traffic and longer wait times for fliers traveling during the holidays.

    Still, travelers should expect substantially increased traffic in and around the airport and increased wait times in TSA lines. Nearly 5 million people are expected to fly to, from and through DFW Airport between Dec. 18 and Jan. 6, according to a DFW Airport news release. Overall passenger traffic during the holiday travel period is also projected to increase by more than 3% compared to last year.

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    DFW Airport changes ahead of holiday travel rush

    Because of construction in the area, Terminal C is expected to have the heaviest traffic. Construction at Terminal C includes a pier-style expansion of 115,000 square feet, nine new gates, new concessions and a new parking garage. A new 15-gate Terminal F, set to open in 2027, is also under construction in the area which could complicate parking and traffic flow.

    The airport has reconfigured traffic patterns for the next several days through Terminal C to alleviate congestion. Signs have been installed to guide traffic through the most highly congested areas of the airport.

    Because of the construction, Terminal C has just two garages open — the North and Central garages — rather than three, as the south garage remains closed for reconstruction.

    The airport has also launched an access point to Terminal A to alleviate traffic congestion for the holidays. The new right-hand access point, opened Dec. 19, removes detours that were previously in effect. The access point opened sooner than the airport anticipated and was fast tracked due to the holiday season.

    When are the busiest travel days?

    Dec. 19 through Monday, Dec. 22, is projected to be the busiest travel period. Dec. 23, 24 and 25 are still expected to be busier than normal as well. DFW also marked Dec. 26 through Dec. 28 as another one of the busiest periods of the holiday season.

    DFW projected that more than 265,000 passengers flew to and from the airport on Dec. 19, and a similar number is expected on Dec. 28. The airport marked those two days as the busiest individual days of the holiday travel period.

    Daily volumes throughout the holiday travel period are expected to be more evenly distributed than during the Thanksgiving travel period. But terminal curbsides are expected to be near the levels they were during Thanksgiving. The busiest periods for curbside pickups are projected to be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Dec. 26 and Dec. 27.

    The airport recommends travelers arrive at least two hours before their flight boards for domestic flights and three hours for international flights.

    “Ensuring enough time will assist customers that encounter traffic, construction impacts, congested parking areas, and busy check-in and security screening areas,” the news releases reads.

    What to know about public transit

    Airport officials encourage travelers to use public transportation.

    The most convenient public transit option from downtown Fort Worth is the Trinity Metro TEXRail, which runs from downtown Fort Worth, Haltom City, North Richmond Hills and Grapevine. The TRE line from downtown Fort Worth stops at the CentrePort/DFW Airport Station, where passengers can the take the TRE Link Shuttle bus from the stop to the airport, with transfers at each terminal.

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  • Man who sexually assaulted woman on American Airlines flight to DFW is sentenced

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    Bhaveshkumar Dahyabhai Shukla, a citizen of India, pleaded guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact aboard an American Airlines flight, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Montana.

    Bhaveshkumar Dahyabhai Shukla, a citizen of India, pleaded guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact aboard an American Airlines flight, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Montana.


    Rodger Mallison

    MCT

    A New Jersey man was sentenced Thursday to more than eight months in federal prison after he admitted to sexually assaulting a woman onboard an American Airlines flight to Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, officials said.

    Bhaveshkumar Dahyabhai Shukla, a 40-year-old citizen of India, pleaded guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact in July, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Montana.

    Shukla was flying from Bozeman, Montana, to DFW Airport in January and was seated next to a woman and her daughter on the plane, according to the release.

    Shukla initially acted as if he were sleeping, but then began to rub the woman’s leg near a pocket on her hip, federal authorities said. The woman believed Shukla was attempting to pick her pocket, so she and her daughter went to the restroom in an attempt to defuse the situation.

    After the woman and her daughter returned to their seats, Shukla continued rubbing the woman’s inner and outer thigh, and the woman told him to stop touching her, according to the release. Shukla also tried to speak with the woman’s daughter.

    During some turbulence, the woman turned her back to Shukla, and he began rubbing her lower back and buttocks, officials said.

    A witness seated in the row behind the woman confirmed that Shukla was touching the woman for a large portion of the flight time, according to the statement.

    Shukla will likely be deported to India after he is released from custody, officials said.

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    Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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  • Crazy Plane Lady Has Branded Herself ‘Anti-Woke.’ What a Shocker!

    Crazy Plane Lady Has Branded Herself ‘Anti-Woke.’ What a Shocker!

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    You can take the crazy lady off the plane, but clearly you cannot make her go quietly. Known menace Tiffany Gomas is the Dallas woman who went viral last year after being caught on video in hysterics on a commercial plane, seemingly hallucinating and announcing to passengers that one of their fellow flyers onboard was “not real.”…

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  • At Dallas airport, artificial intelligence is helping reunite travelers with their lost items

    At Dallas airport, artificial intelligence is helping reunite travelers with their lost items

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    Dallas — Mikha Sabu and a team of specialists patrol the busy terminals at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, picking up precious cargo left behind by passengers and bringing it back to the lost and found.  

    “Once we find that item for them, they will be so happy,” Sabu, who works in the airport’s lost and found department, told CBS News. 

    In a typical year at DFW, more than 18,000 items are reported lost by travelers. 

    But with the help of artificial intelligence, about 90% of the lost items found are returned to their owners, the airport said. 

    How does it work? A person needs to first report the item missing, and then include details about the missing object. The AI software then tries to match the item details with pictures and descriptions of things that were found. Once it’s a confirmed match, the item is then shipped to the owner.

    The Lost and Found software, which is operated by Hallmark Aviation Services, is also used at 11 other airports. 

    Shimaa Fadul, who runs daily operations at the DFW lost and found, explains that by looking for distinguishing marks, like stickers or serial numbers, AI can help find any item. 

    So far this year, Fadul’s team has found nearly 600 rings and more than 400 watches, including seven Rolexes that were all left behind by their owners.

    However, Fadul says one of the most valuable items that her team found was a wedding dress that was returned just 24 hours before the bride’s big day.

    “And you cannot imagine that she doesn’t have anything to wear on her wedding day,” Fadul said, adding that the airport overnighted the dress to her, and it made it in time for the wedding.  

    It marks a “real” problem that is being solved with “artificial” intelligence.

    Omar Villafranca


    Omar Villafranca

    Omar Villafranca is a CBS News correspondent based in Dallas.

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  • Fire at Dallas Fort Worth airport causes ground stop

    Fire at Dallas Fort Worth airport causes ground stop

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    A fire at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport’s fuel farm on Friday morning caused the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a ground stop at the airport, officials said. Flights resumed early Friday afternoon, the FAA said.

    The airport tweeted that the fire had been put out and the affected pump was shut off. After performing safety inspections, the airlines’ fuel contractor “restored operations at their facility, and they are in the process of sending fuel to aircraft,” the airport said.

    “It will take some time to get fueling operations back to normal,” the airport said. “Travelers should continue to check with their airline for flight updates.”

    During the ground stop, all inbound flights were being held at their departure airports, the FAA said in a statement.

    American Airlines, the carrier with the largest presence at the airport, told CBS News that the ground stop affected arriving and departing flights.

    As of late Friday afternoon, flights in and out of the airport were still seeing delays, according to FlightAware.

    Sophie Reardon


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    Sophie Reardon is a News Editor at CBS News. Reach her at sophie.reardon@viacomcbs.com

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