AAA predicts that nearly 80 million people in the U.S. will venture at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday and next Monday — most of them by car
Arriving passengers move toward the baggage claim area at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia on Friday, July 1, 2022.
Pekoske said TSA will have enough screeners to keep general security lines under 30 minutes and lines for people who pay extra for PreCheck under 10 minutes.Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport walked off the job to protest what they call unlivable wages. Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Mike Whitaker said last week that he expects his agency to use special measures to deal with shortages at some facilities. In the past, that has includedThe FAA has long struggled with a shortage of controllers that airline officials expect will last for years, despite the agency’s lofty hiring goals.Thanksgiving Day takes place late this year, with the fourth Thursday of November falling on Nov. 28.
Airlines did a relatively good job of handling holiday crowds last year, when the weather was mild in most of the country. Fewer than 400 U.S. flights were canceled during Thanksgiving week in 2023 — about one of every 450 flights. So far in 2024, airlines have canceled about 1.3% of all flights.“The pandemic changed everything,” she said.
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