If you are traveling out of the St. Thomas airport this week, please give yourselves more time than usual. The lines have been extremely long over the past week, and I have known several people that have missed flights due to this.
It’s nothing new that there are lines at the St. Thomas airport, but what has been happening over the past week is different. Apparently there is only one scanner that is currently working to scan luggage. This is causing major backups.
Friends of mine were on a 4 p.m. flight Sunday afternoon. They arrived at the airport a little after noon for their flight. They used a porter (red shirt/red cap), and it still took them an hour and fifty minutes to clear through customs and security. They did not check a bag. I know another person who flew out Sunday and was using a wheelchair. It took them an hour to get though without any checked bags. In a nutshell, lines are very long.
On a normal day, the airlines tell you to arrive three hours in advance. You should heed that advice, and wear comfortable shoes.
