Skift Take
Travelers must be ready for busy airports and full planes this Thanksgiving. And just remember, no one controls the weather.
U.S. authorities are taking a number of measures to ensure smooth flights for the record number of people set to take the skies this Thanksgiving.
Actions by the Department of Transportation include opening certain military airspace off the East Coast and over the Gulf of Mexico to commercial flights to ease congestion, and prioritizing commercial aircraft departures over private jets at airports across the country, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said Monday in Washington, D.C.
“While we can’t control the weather, we will also be using every tool at our disposal to keep cancellations and delay as low as possible," he said noting that there is some inclement weather forecast across the U.S. in the coming days.
The Transportation Security Administration and U.S. airlines forecast a record 30 million air travelers over the 12-day Thanksgiving holiday period th