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Travelers wait in line to check in for their flights in Terminal C at Boston Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 21, 2023. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) stated that the end-of-the-year holiday travel period starts today and goes through January 2, and predicts that December 21 will be one of the busiest days of the year for travelers with a predicted 2.5 million passengers passing though the airports nationwide.
Travelers wait in line to check in for their flights in Terminal C at Boston Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 21, 2023. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) stated that the end-of-the-year holiday travel period starts today and goes through January 2, and predicts that December 21 will be one of the busiest days of the year for travelers with a predicted 2.5 million passengers passing though the airports nationwide.
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DULLES, VIRGINIA - DECEMBER 21: A man dressed as Santa Claus greets a young passenger at Dulles International Airport on December 21, 2023 in Dulles, Virginia. AAA predicted that this travel season will be the second-busiest holiday travel season since 2000.
DULLES, VIRGINIA - DECEMBER 21: A man dressed as Santa Claus greets a young passenger at Dulles International Airport on December 21, 2023 in Dulles, Virginia. AAA predicted that this travel season will be the second-busiest holiday travel season since 2000.
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Merrie Monzingo, left, dances with United Airlines employee Peaches Sullivan as she gets ready to check in at the C Terminal at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, in Houston. United expects more than 50,000 passengers, operating more than 400 flights a day through Houston, during the holiday season, a United spokesperson said.
Merrie Monzingo, left, dances with United Airlines employee Peaches Sullivan as she gets ready to check in at the C Terminal at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, in Houston. United expects more than 50,000 passengers, operating more than 400 flights a day through Houston, during the holiday season, a United spokesperson said.
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Heavy traffic is seen at the O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. It's beginning to look a lot like a hectic holiday travel season, but it might go relatively smoothly if the weather cooperates.
Heavy traffic is seen at the O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. It's beginning to look a lot like a hectic holiday travel season, but it might go relatively smoothly if the weather cooperates.
Nam Y. Huh, AP
Travelers run to catch their train at Grand Central Station in New York, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.
Travelers run to catch their train at Grand Central Station in New York, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.
Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, AP
Cheryl Grunwarld, wearing antlers, waits for her baggage at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C.
Cheryl Grunwarld, wearing antlers, waits for her baggage at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C.
Chris Carlson, AP
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 21: Travelers wait in line to board a Northeast Regional train at Union Station on December 21, 2023 in Washington, DC. According to the travel organization AAA, about 115 million people will travel over the 10-day year-end holiday travel period, "a 2.2% increase over last year and the second highest year-end travel forecast since 2000."
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 21: Travelers wait in line to board a Northeast Regional train at Union Station on December 21, 2023 in Washington, DC. According to the travel organization AAA, about 115 million people will travel over the 10-day year-end holiday travel period, "a 2.2% increase over last year and the second highest year-end travel forecast since 2000."
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Passengers walk by a flight board at Boston Logan International Airportin Boston, Massachusetts on December 21, 2023. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) stated that the end-of-the-year holiday travel period starts today and goes through January 2, and predicts that December 21 will be one of the busiest days of the year for travelers with a predicted 2.5 million passengers passing though the airports nationwide.
Passengers walk by a flight board at Boston Logan International Airportin Boston, Massachusetts on December 21, 2023. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) stated that the end-of-the-year holiday travel period starts today and goes through January 2, and predicts that December 21 will be one of the busiest days of the year for travelers with a predicted 2.5 million passengers passing though the airports nationwide.
JOSEPH PREZIOSO, AFP Via Getty Images
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