All airlines serving Indianapolis have expanded their ticket counter hours at the airport in anticipation of the crowds. Some airlines have added special arrangements for bag checking.
Cafe Patachou employees say almost every customer is ordering a coffee. While the waitresses at the Indy 500 Grill have been on the look out for celebrities leaving town. One employee said it was fun to see Flava Flav walk by.
Licensed team merchandise is stocked in shops and special kiosks are open with t-shirts, hats, and Super Bowl related posters.
Meanwhile, to ensure passengers are connected, the IAA added bandwidth to the free WiFi.
"It's nice to see they are trying to make it easy for us to get home," said Jane Martin of New York. "I am so tired that I wouldn't be able to handle a bumpy ride."
An increase of about 40,000 travelers are expected at Indianapolis International Airport during game week, that is up to 75 additional commercial flights and 60 additional charter flights are operating.
"Indianapolis has just been awesome. From when we arrived and now when we are leaving. Just wonderful," said Tom Gastroves.
A specially trained joint hazardous assessment team is on hand in case of an emergency. At this hour all flights are on time.
