However, despite Wednesday traditionally being one of the busiest travel days of the year, BWI Airport CEO and Executive Director Ricky Smith said he's not expecting much higher traveler traffic than last year. Smith points to lower airline capacity, which means fewer seats on planes.

Tuesday is expected to be the busiest day of travel for the Thanksgiving holiday. Passengers are encouraged to arrive for their flights a couple hours earlier to give themselves enough time to navigate long check in and TSA lines.

The Thanksgiving travel boom is underway, and flyers at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport arrived Wednesday morning to find long security lines.The

Thanksgiving travel is in full swing at the Denver International Airport. Officials tell CBS Colorado they are expecting more than 840,000 people between Nov. 22, through Dec. 2.

Chicago’s airports are preparing to welcome more than 1.8 million travelers between Tuesday and next Monday on what the Transportation Security Administration predicts will be the “busiest

The Thanksgiving travel rush is expected to be bigger than ever this year. AAA predicts that nearly 80 million people in the U.S. will venture at least 50 miles (80 kilometers) from home between Tuesday and next Monday.