Thousands of travelers will make like Santa Claus and take to the skies over the next two weeks, taking gifts far and wide and heading home for the holidays.
But a good chunk of red- and white-clad fliers won’t be pseudo-Santas, but instead Badger fans heading to Florida next week to cheer for the University of Wisconsin football team in the Capital One Bowl on New Year’s Day.
Five chartered airliners, including an Airbus, a DC-10 and a 747, will be coming to Dane County Regional Airport from Dec. 28 to 30 to take 1,500 fans, alumni, band members, team and staff to Orlando.