Thanksgiving holiday travel already picking up at Chicago's Midway Airport; airfares jump

Thanksgiving holiday travel already picking up at Chicago's Midway Airport

CHICAGO -- With just four days to go, a record-breaking number of Americans are expected to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday—and Chicago airports are already feeling the rush.On Sunday, there was already plenty of hustle and bustle at Midway International Airport . Tonya Woody came in from Charlotte, North Carolina, to visit her son for senior night at Valparaiso University.'It has been busy—lots more traffic going in and out of the airport.

'We are seeing record numbers increases over last year; increases over the rest of 2024,' said Kheel, 'and especially if you're buying a ticket this late, you're going to have to expect to pay a pretty penny for it.'AAA projects a record 71.7 million people will travel by car over Thanksgiving. That is an additional 1.3 million travelers on the road compared to last year.'People are really eager to travel since the pandemic,' Kheel said.

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