The queues for passport control at the Miami International Airport (AIM) can last several hours, they reported this Sunday on social networks.
It took a woman 30 minutes to find the end of the huge line at the air terminal, according to the video posted by Only in Dade on Instagram.
“Now we’ll see how long it takes me to get out of here. I’m afraid it will be at least 10 hours!“questioned the person who recorded the video, highlighting the enormous wait that awaited him.
“Customs officials at the airport mentioned it could be a wait of more than six hours“, emphasizes the text of the publication that accompanies the video.
Finally, the Only in Dade profile asked its followers: “Would you wait, or would you go and sit or sleep somewhere?“
A flurry of comments followed the question, most questioning the quality of service at the air terminal.
Contradictorily, last February it was reported that a federal program decided to grant the AIM a sum of 27 million dollars to make improvements to the facilities.
The subsidy program has a total of 5,000 million dollars and the administration of Joe Biden It has been used to renew and expand airport infrastructure throughout the country, benefiting this airfield and also other terminals in Florida and the rest of the country.
The allocation for Miami will be allocated specifically to the restoration of the MIA, specifically improvements to the terminal lobby, changes necessary to offer a good experience to travelers.
This investment occurs in an important context for the airfield, which had in 2023 a historic year of achievements in passenger and cargo traffic, as well as important modernization investments and capital improvements, according to the website Aviation Today.
Recently audited reports highlight that this airport achieved its record number of annual passengers in 2023reaching 52.3 million travelers, which represents an increase of 3.2% compared to the previous year.
The previous record, set in 2022, was 50.6 million passengers, a figure that allowed the airfield to become at that time in Florida’s busiest terminal.
