DAYTON — The Thanksgiving travel rush is officially underway.
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As reported on News Center 7 Daybreak, Dayton airport leaders say they expect capacity to be up 12 percent compared to last year.
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With the government shutdown behind us, the hope is that those headaches are behind us after thousands of flights were canceled.
News Center 7’s Xavier Hershovitz says that TSA expects to screen 18 million people over the next week.
Airline passengers said they want to reach their Thanksgiving destination.
“They changed my gate like five times. So, it was crazy busy,” said Laveda Greene. “Born and raised here in Dayton. So, back visiting with family and friends.”
Hershovitz says over 73 million people will be driving for Thanksgiving.
If you are traveling today, it is best to do it before 1 p.m., according to AAA.
Thursday would be a great time to travel, but Sunday will be the busiest as people will be returning home.
“I’m really happy to see my family. We’re just doing a smaller Thanksgiving at my house,” said Piper Campbell.
We will continue to update this story.
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