On Tuesday, 2.6 million passengers were screened at airport security checkpoints, the highest ever for a Tuesday before Thanksgiving, according to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration.
[1/10]People go to their flight gates ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. November 22, 2023.
The two major airports in Houston, Texas were expecting to shatter their record of air travelers from Nov. 16-28.
Some 2.4 million people were expected to fly through Houston, up 11% from that period in 2022, the airports' management said.
Out West, a snowstorm in the northern and central Rocky Mountains and adjacent High Plans will likely affect Thanksgiving travel from Wednesday night through Friday, the weather service said.
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