奥斯汀机场迎来史上最繁忙出发日之一 单日离港旅客料超4万人次
奥斯汀-伯格斯特龙国际机场（AUS）10月8日迎来客流高峰。机场方面预计，当天离港旅客将超过4万人次，有望跻身该机场历史上最繁忙出发日的前十名。
客流激增的背后是多重活动叠加：奥斯汀城市极限音乐节（ACL Music Festival）第二周末将于周五在齐尔克公园（Zilker Park）开幕，大批乐迷提前抵达或离境；此外，穆迪中心（Moody Center）的凯西·马斯格雷夫斯（Kacey Musgraves）演唱会，以及周六在达拉斯举行的德州大学与俄克拉荷马大学"红河对决"橄榄球赛，也都为本周的中德州出行热潮添了一把火。机场方面表示，十月历来是奥斯汀机场最繁忙的月份之一，月末的一级方程式美国大奖赛预计还将带来新一轮客流高峰。
为了应对持续增长的客流，机场的扩建工程也在同步推进。一座新增的3万平方英尺中庭空间赶在音乐节首个周末之前提前投入使用，为安检排队和行李托运提供了更多空间。机场高级公共信息专员吉姆·雷诺兹（Jim Reynolds）表示，扩建设计旨在让旅客出行更舒适、更安全，新增的中庭填充空间将同时改善安检与行李托运区域的排队条件，并让旅客免受天气影响。机场提醒旅客预留充足时间提前到达。
Austin Airport Braces for One of Its Busiest Departure Days Ever, With 40,000-Plus Travelers
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport prepared for one of the busiest departure days in its history on Thursday, October 8, with officials projecting more than 40,000 departing passengers — a figure that would rank among the top 10 busiest departure days the airport has ever recorded.
The surge reflects a crowded Central Texas events calendar: the second weekend of the Austin City Limits Music Festival opens Friday at Zilker Park, joined by a Kacey Musgraves concert at Moody Center and Saturday's Red River Rivalry football game between Texas and Oklahoma in Dallas. October is typically one of the airport's busiest months, and Formula 1's arrival later this month is expected to bring another wave of travelers.
Travelers will also notice the airport's ongoing expansion. A new 30,000-square-foot atrium opened ahead of schedule for the first ACL weekend, adding queuing space for TSA security lines and baggage drop-off. Senior public information specialist Jim Reynolds said the improvements are designed to make travel more comfortable and safer, while keeping passengers out of the elements. Further construction continues under the airport's "Journey With AUS" expansion program.
图片来源：Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0, 作者 Joe Mabel（奥斯汀-伯格斯特龙国际机场塔台，2015年资料照片）
