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A “record number” of flights traveled throughout the U.S. throughout Thanksgiving week this yr, the Federal Aviation Administration says.
Between Sunday, Nov. 24 and Thursday, Nov. 28, the FAA says it “safely moved more than 232,000 flights” within the U.S., together with 52,000 alone on Tuesday.
A complete of 12,137,606 individuals handed by Transportation Safety Administration checkpoints throughout that timeframe, together with greater than 2.7 million the day earlier than Thanksgiving, in line with the newest figures from that company.
That’s a rise from the 11,740,934 passengers that the TSA recorded touring throughout the identical 5-day interval final yr.
FAA OPENS UP MILITARY AIRSPACE FOR TRAVEL DURING THANKSGIVING PERIOD
Vacationers stroll by Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport on Wednesday. (Reuters/Vincent Alban/TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY / Reuters)
“To help with East Coast traffic volume, the FAA used military airspace off the Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico that the military released for commercial plane use,” the FAA instructed FOX Enterprise in a press release.
“Controllers implemented traffic management initiatives to help move air traffic expeditiously during bad weather in the Northeast and West Coast, and snow in the Rockies,” it continued.
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Vacationers wait at a ride-sharing and taxi pickup space at Ronald Reagan Nationwide Airport forward of the Thanksgiving vacation in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 27. (Reuters/Benoit Tessier / Reuters)
“Despite the record numbers, only 0.3 percent of flights were cancelled, and delays were a record low of 1.2 percent of flights,” the FAA added.
American Airways planes sit parked at LaGuardia airport in New York Metropolis on Wednesday, Nov. 27. (Reuters/Shannon Stapleton / Reuters)
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“The FAA is ready for continued record flight volume through Monday,” it additionally mentioned. “Today, low clouds and wind may cause some minor delays at New York airports and in Boston and Philadelphia. The Great Lakes area can expect snow Saturday through Monday.”
